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Peer reviewedGabelnick, Faith; MacGregor, Jean; Matthews, Roberta S.; Smith, Barbara Leigh – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1990
At a time when higher education appears to be diverging from a sense of shared purpose, learning communities offer a way to maintain the balance between striving for oneself and contributing to the common good. They promote cooperation, help students forge interdisciplinary connections, empower students, revitalize the institutional environment,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Environment, College Role
