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ERIC Number: EJ650332
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0147-1635
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The Power of Academic Learning Communities.
Mlynarczyk, Rebecca Williams; Babbitt, Marcia
Journal of Basic Writing, v21 n1 p71-89 Spr 2002
Finds that students who become part of an active, student-centered learning community have a greater change of succeeding in college than those who do not. Explores the nature and structure of learning community programs and what makes them so effective in contributing to the success of entering college students, English-as-a-second-language (ESL) and non-ESL alike. (SG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Writing, Educational Research, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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