Building Synergy for High-Impact Educational Initiatives : First-Year Seminars and Learning Communities.

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Copyright; About the Publishers; Contents; Tables and Figures; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Rationale for and Implementation of Combined Programs; Chapter 1 The Case for Connecting First-Year Seminars and Learning Communities; Chapter 2 National Practices for Combining First-Year Seminars and Learning Communities; Chapter 3 Administering Combined First-Year Seminar and Learning Community Programs; Chapter 4 Teaching in Combined Programs; Chapter 5 What Should We Be Assessing and Why?; Part II: Contexts for Implementation.

Case Study 1 Inviting the Mother Tongue and a First-Year Seminar to Promote Success Among Spanish-Speaking ESL StudentsCase Study 2 The Metro College Success Program: Redesigningthe First Two Years of College; Case Study 3 The Targeted Learning Community: A Comprehensive Approach to Promoting the Success of First-Year Students in General Chemistry; Case Study 4 Common Courses: A Developing Linked Coursework Perspective; Case Study 5 Need a Little TLC? Incorporating First-Year Seminars in Themed Learning Communities.

Case Study 6 Writing Across the Curriculum Through Community Engagement: Exploring the Foster Care System in a Thematic Living and Learning CommunityCase Study 7 Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID); Conclusion; Index; About the Contributors.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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