Learning communities have become an integral part of the educational reform movement of the past two decades and have been heralded as a promising strategy for restructuring undergraduate education. This study used a matched control group design to examine the impact of participation in a psychology learning community (PLC) on a range of student…

Examines whether the informed consent and ethical principles often applied to research are applicable to student participation in college courses. Concludes that providing information on course content, grading policies, assignments, goals, and teaching philosophy and techniques may increase respect for the profession and facilitate professors'…