Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)

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Summary: A hard look at weaknesses in undergraduate education
Review: Co-written by four professional eductors that include Barbara Leigh Smith, Jean MacGregor, Roberta S. Matthews, and Faith Gabelnick, Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education is a hard look at weaknesses in undergraduate education available to students today, and plans for strengthening the quality of instruction. Focusing especially upon structures and practices that yield beneficial results for a learning community, and in particular exploring means to improve learning communities for which English is a second language, Learning Communities is a superb resource of ideas and experiences worthy of being examined at length. Especially recommended reading for anyone responsible for undergraduate education or the academic environment in which such teaching takes place.