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ERIC Number: EJ533000
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
Building Learning Communities: Indicators for a New Vision for Community Colleges.
Spence, Charles C.; Campbell, Dale F.
Community College Journal, v67 n2 p25-27 Oct-Nov 1996
Discusses the increasing adoption of the learning community ideal among community colleges, describing the leaders and organizations who have contributed to this movement. Reviews five indicators of a learning community: effective learning, professional development plans for every employee, constant reevaluation of missions and values, nontraditional teaching methods, and self-correcting systems. (AJL)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Change Strategies, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Institutional Mission, Leaders, Nontraditional Education, Organizational Development, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Communities