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learning communities: a standalone construct

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learningcommunities1 CONSTRUCTLearning communitiesTINTO · HIGHER EDUCATION

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Higher education

cohorts of students taking linked courses together, building academic and social connection that aids persistence.

In higher education, learning communities refers to cohorts of students taking linked courses together, building academic and social connection that aids persistence. This meaning comes from Tinto (1997) in The Journal of Higher Education.[1]

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References

  1. Tinto, V. (1997). Classrooms as Communities: Exploring the Educational Character of Student Persistence. The Journal of Higher Education, 68(6), 599-623. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.1997.11779003

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