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Colleges as Communities: Taking Research on Student Persistence Seriously
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This paper argued that colleges and universities would be best served by reorganizing themselves in ways that promote greater educational community among students, faculty, and staff, and used the findings on the impacts on college on students' persistence as a guide for their thinking.Abstract:
What would our colleges and universities look like if we took seriously the research on student persistence? What reforms in organization and pedagogy would we pursue if we used the findings on the impacts on college on students' persistence as a guide for our thinking? This paper argues that colleges and universities would be best served by reorganizing themselves in ways that promote greater educational community among students, faculty, and staff.read more
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