Toward Learning from Engagement.

Elsner, Paul A.

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ERIC Number: EJ645765

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Toward Learning from Engagement.

Elsner, Paul A.

Community College Journal, v72 n5 p16-21 Apr-May 2002

Addresses the issue of student engagement in education. Suggests that reasons behind high dropout rates for first-year students may include the college's adherence to the traditional learning paradigm that characterizes the student as a passive learner. Urges institutions to move toward learning through engagement. (NB)

Descriptors: Active Learning, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning, Dropouts, Educational Innovation, Learning Strategies, Nontraditional Education, School Holding Power, Student Attrition, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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