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Tremain, Lisa; Citti, Jessica; Giannini, Natalie; Miller, Libbi R.; Pérez, Nancy; Wells, Corrina – Composition Forum, 2020
In this program profile, we detail the design and implementation phases of an interdisciplinary first-year experience curriculum for multilingual students in the Creando Raíces learning community model at Humboldt State University. Our profile describes how we worked together as a professional learning community to integrate theories of writing…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Communities of Practice, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Development
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Rios-Ellis, Britt; Rascón, Mayra; Galvez, Gino; Inzunza-Franco, Gloria; Bellamy, Laura; Torres, Angel – Education and Urban Society, 2015
Over the last few decades, college admission rates for Latinos have increased. However, the achievement gap between Latino students and other ethnic groups remains wide. Peer mentorship programs have shared in some degree of success in promoting the academic success of diverse and underrepresented student populations. Despite the growing…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Achievement Gap, Hispanic American Students, Peer Teaching
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Johnson, Matt; Sprowles, Amy; Overeem, Katlin; Rich, Angela – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2013
A place-based learning community called "Klamath Connection" was designed to improve the academic performance of freshman in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors at Humboldt State University, a midsize public institution in a location geographically and culturally unfamiliar to the majority of its students. The…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, College Freshmen, State Universities, Academic Achievement