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Peer reviewedTiberius, Richard G.; Billson, Janet Mancini – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1991
This article examines the role of social context in teaching and learning at the college level and reviews principles of six research and conceptual approaches which address social context: the transactional perspective; student-centered instruction; cooperative learning; communication theory; group-process theory; and curricular/structural…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Cooperation
Peer reviewedBillson, Janet Mancini; Tiberius, Richard G. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1991
Promotion of an alliance between college teachers and students requires shifting from a perception of the teacher as an agent of student change to that of teacher as partner in the change process. Twenty-five guidelines cover mutual respect, shared responsibility and mutual commitment to goals, effective communication and feedback, cooperation,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Theories
