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Best Practices In Researching Service-Learning At Community Colleges, Amanda Taggart, Gloria Crisp
Best Practices In Researching Service-Learning At Community Colleges, Amanda Taggart, Gloria Crisp
Teacher Education and Leadership Faculty Publications
In recent years, an increasing number of community colleges have integrated some form of service-learning into their programs or courses with the idea that it will promote civic engagement, increase student satisfaction with their courses and college experience as a whole, and improve learning outcomes. There is a good amount of research published on service-learning programs and outcomes conducted at four-year institutions, though there is a dearth of studies available on service-learning at community colleges. Because community colleges serve a purpose unique from that of four-year colleges and universities, both in their mission and often in the students they serve, …
Effects Of Learning Communities On Community College Students' Success: A Meta-Analysis, Keith Allen Wurtz
Effects Of Learning Communities On Community College Students' Success: A Meta-Analysis, Keith Allen Wurtz
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Low graduation rates are a significant issue for colleges. The majority of higher education institutions in the United States offer learning communities (LCs), which have been found to be effective for improving course success and persisting to the next semester. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding the effectiveness of LCs with different types of populations and different types of LCs. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to identify the most effective types of LCs. Research questions addressed the effects of different types of LCs on different student success outcomes for community colleges. The study was based on …