Ideas in Practice: Building Bridges in a Multicultural Learning Community

This article describes conceptual foundations and practical student outcomes of a learning community designed to serve culturally diverse, first generation students in a developmental college at a research university. We focus on the social, cultural, and cognitive bridges that our themes enabled st...

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Published in:Journal of developmental education 2006-04, Vol.29 (3), p.10-18
Main Authors: James, Patricia A., Bruch, Patrick L., Jehangir, Rashné R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic learning
College students
Colleges
Communities
Developmental education
Higher education
Learning
Learning Theories
Literary criticism
Multicultural education
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Outcomes of Education
Social interaction
Student Projects
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Summary:This article describes conceptual foundations and practical student outcomes of a learning community designed to serve culturally diverse, first generation students in a developmental college at a research university. We focus on the social, cultural, and cognitive bridges that our themes enabled students to build between their nonacademic lives and higher education and share details of a student project that highlights the strengths of a multicultural learning community approach for lst-year students. We also discuss principles of learning communities that can be utilized in other settings.
ISSN:0894-3907