ERIC Number: EJ979170
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 26
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Using Learning Communities to Build Faculty Support for Pedagogical Innovation: A Multi-Campus Study
Furco, Andrew; Moely, Barbara E.
Journal of Higher Education, v83 n1 p128-153 Jan-Feb 2012
To encourage greater adoption of a pedagogical innovation (service-learning), semester long faculty learning communities were established at eight institutions. These learning community experiences produced gains in participants' (N = 152) self-assessed expertise with service-learning, ability to collaborate with community partners, and appreciation for the innovation's value for students and their own professional development. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Communities of Practice, Service Learning, Learning Experience, Achievement Gains, Expertise, Professional Development, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Adoption (Ideas), College Faculty, Participant Observation, Attitude Change, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Competencies, Pretests Posttests, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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