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ERIC Number: EJ566474
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1355-8005
The Peer Learning Community in Higher Education: Reflections on Practice.
Tosey, Paul; Gregory, Josie
Innovations in Education and Training International, v35 n1 p74-81 Feb 1998
Describes research into the operation of peer learning communities on the MSc course in Change Agent Skills and Strategies at the University of Surrey. Argues for acknowledgment of significant qualitative differences in current usage of the term "learning community" in relation to higher education courses. Indicates educational advantages of, and institutional barriers to, a peer learning community. Includes key principles. (AEF)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Nontraditional Education, Peer Influence, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Communities; University of Surrey (England)