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

ISBN-13: 9781889271989 Publisher: National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Publication date: 05/17/2016 Pages: 212 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d) Published in partnership with the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate EducationFirst-year seminars and learning communities are two of the most commonly offered high-impact practices on U.S. campuses. The goals of these initiatives are similar: helping students make connections to faculty and other students, improving academic performance, and increasing persistence and graduation. As such, it is not surprising that many institutions choose to embed first-year seminars in learning communities. This volume explores the merger of these two high-impact practices. In particular, it offers insight into how institutions connect them and the impact of those combined structures on student learning and success. In addition to chapters highlighting strategies for design