Learning Community and Nonlearning Community Students in a Midwestern Community College

Autor/inn/en	Laanan, Frankie Santos; Jackson, Dimitra Lynette; Stebleton, Michael J.
Titel	Learning Community and Nonlearning Community Students in a Midwestern Community College
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 37 (2013) 4, S.247-261 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668920903505023
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; College Students; Community Colleges; Urban Schools; Learner Engagement; Student Experience; Student Attitudes; Knowledge Level; Satisfaction; Student Characteristics; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Age Differences; First Generation College Students; Place of Residence; Enrollment; Language Usage; Socioeconomic Influences; Academic Aspiration; Mothers; Fathers; Educational Attainment; Educational Environment; Family School Relationship; Psychological Patterns; Study Habits; Student Research; Research Skills; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Collegestudent; Community college; Community College; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Studienerfahrung; Schülerverhalten; Wissensbasis; Zufriedenheit; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Wohnort; Einschulung; Sprachgebrauch; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Study behavior; Study behaviour; Studienverhalten; Studentenforschung; Forschungsleistung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	The research on learning communities has focused primarily on students at four-year colleges and universities. There is a dearth of studies that examine learning communities in community colleges. The purpose of this comparative study was to conduct an analysis of learning community and nonlearning community students in a community college located in the upper Midwest. An online survey instrument was developed to collect data on a number of dimensions including background characteristics, perception of the community college environment, academic experience and level of engagement, academic involvement, overall knowledge, and satisfaction. This article reports quantitative findings that are the first phase of a multiphase study. The descriptive comparative study highlights results of learning community and nonlearning community students. The findings suggest differences between the two groups on a number of dimensions. The authors conclude the article by addressing implications for practice, policy, and future research. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10