LEARNING COLLEGES: LOOKING FOR REVOLUTION-BUT EMBRACING EVOLUTION

So, for now, we watch with great anticipation the progress of the colleges involved in the new Alverno College learning college project (a three-year grant to Alverno, funded by the Lumina Foundation, to work with a consortium of 24 two-year colleges committed to exploring best practices among their...

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Published inCommunity college journal Vol. 77; no. 3; p. 29
Main Authors Roueche, John E, Kemper, Cathy S, Roueche, Suanne D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Association of Community Colleges 01.12.2006
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Accountability
Case Studies
College students
Communication Skills
Community colleges
Community Relations
Education
Educational Change
Effectiveness
Institutional Evaluation
Leadership
Learning
Learning outcomes
Management by objectives
Success
Teaching Methods
Total Quality Management
Two Year Colleges
Vision
United States > US
Texas
Baltimore County Maryland
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Summary:So, for now, we watch with great anticipation the progress of the colleges involved in the new Alverno College learning college project (a three-year grant to Alverno, funded by the Lumina Foundation, to work with a consortium of 24 two-year colleges committed to exploring best practices among their member institutions and disseminating their findings), the continuing development of various learning outcomes projects at CCBC and CAC, and selected academic and workforce programs in other community colleges that appear to be locking on with dogged determination to improved practice in the development and assessment of student learning outcomes.
ISSN:1067-1803
2151-755X