Building Learning Communities in Residential Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Muldoon, Robyn L.; Macdonald, Ian
Titel	Building Learning Communities in Residential Colleges
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 6 (2009) 2, (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Learning Strategies; Social Environment; Residential Schools; Disadvantaged; Foreign Countries; Communities of Practice; Educational Strategies; Change Strategies; Regional Schools; Program Implementation; Questionnaires; Participant Satisfaction; Peer Groups; College Students; Transitional Programs; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Soziales Umfeld; Heimschule; Ausland; Community; Lehrstrategie; Lösungsstrategie; Fragebogen; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; Collegestudent; Australien
Abstract	This paper addresses the retention issues presented when large numbers of students from low socio-economic backgrounds and associated disadvantaged educational histories live together on-campus. It reports research in progress on a new approach taken at the University of New England (UNE), Australia, aimed at encouraging the growth of learning communities in colleges through the training and subsequent support of senior students charged with helping first year students negotiate the transition to successful university study. It outlines the issues faced by both the first year students and the senior students, strategies implemented, outcomes to date and plans for further change. UNE is a regional university with 5,000 on-campus students, half of whom live in seven residential colleges. It appears that for these students, traditional lectures and workshops on learning strategies and techniques are not as effective as layered, personal "at the elbow" learning support in a non-threatening, social environment. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Wollongong. Available from: Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources. Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Tel: +61-2-4221-3140; Fax: +61-2-4225-8312; e-mail: jutlp@uow.edu.au; Web site: http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10