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ERIC Number: EJ478131
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
Constructing Educational Communities: Increasing Retention in Challenging Circumstances.
Tinto, Vincent; And Others
Community College Journal, v64 n4 p26-29 Feb-Mar 1994
Describes Seattle Central Community College's Coordinated Studies Program (CSP)--a thematic, team-taught, and interdisciplinary set of humanities and social science courses taught as a single course. Compares CSP students' outcomes with the academic performance and persistence of other students, revealing the benefits of CSP's peer and teacher support network. (MAB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student College Relationship, Student Development, Teacher Student Relationship, Thematic Approach, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Coordinated Studies Program; Seattle Central Community College WA