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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819061603321

Autore

Eaker Robert E.

Titolo

A new way : introducing higher education to professional learning communities at work / / Robert Eaker, Debra Sells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Solution Tree Press, , [2016]

�2016

ISBN

1-942496-30-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

378.1/2

Soggetti

Professional learning communities - United States

College teachers - In-service training - United States

Educational leadership - United States

Universities and colleges - Administration - United States

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Enhancing student success with the promise of professional learning communities -- ch. 2. The journey from student access to student success -- ch. 3. Leading cultural change -- ch. 4. Enhancing student success through a commitments-driven university -- ch. 5. Capturing the power of collaborative teaming -- ch. 6. Enhancing student success in a culture of continuous improvement -- ch. 7. Bridging the rhetoric-reality gap : helping more students succeed, as if we really mean it -- ch. 8. Improving student retention and graduation rates : the undergraduate experience -- ch. 9. Overcoming barriers : roadblocks, detours, and occasional breakdowns -- Epilogue : a new normal.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the PLC process and shows how it can reshape the way university and college leaders work together to drive student achievement.