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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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Integrative and Deep Learning through a Learning Community: A Process View of Self
Mahoney, Sandra; Schamber, Jon
Journal of General Education, v60 n4 p234-247 2011
This study investigated deep learning produced in a community of general education courses. Student speeches on liberal education were analyzed for discovering a grounded theory of ideas about self. The study found that learning communities cultivate deep, integrative learning that makes the value of a liberal education relevant to students. (Contains 1 table, 2 figures and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, General Education, College Students, Speeches, Evaluation, Individual Development, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Mentors, Public Speaking, College Freshmen, Critical Thinking, Teacher Effectiveness
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