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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 11
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A History of Learning Communities within American Higher Education
Fink, John E.; Inkelas, Karen Kurotsuchi
New Directions for Student Services, n149 p5-15 Spr 2015
This chapter describes the historical development of learning communities within American higher education. We examine the forces both internal and external to higher education that contributed to and stalled the emergence of learning communities in their contemporary form.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Higher Education, Educational History, Educational Development, Program Descriptions, Performance Factors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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