Learning That Lasts

"An exemplar of how to analyze and study the impact of a college on student development."--Wilbert J. McKeachie, professor emeritus, University of Michigan "Powerful organizing concepts for generating learning that lasts."--Arthur W. Chickering, visiting distinguished faculty, Vermont College of Norwich University Today's colleges and universities face increasing pressure to develop programs and curricula that will teach students how to handle life's unexpected challenges. Learning That Lasts explores what it means for learners to transform themselves and for educators to foster essential skills for learning, leading, teamwork, and adapting with integrity in college and beyond. The authors draw from two decades of longitudinal studies on student learning in the acclaimed curriculum at Alverno College--and on leading educational theories--to present a theory of deep and durable learning. They include practical strategies for enabling students to cultivate integrative and expansive capabilities across a lifetime. They also draw on their own and other colleges' experiences to develop concrete suggestions for how faculty and academic staff can work together to forge effective curricula, design innovative programs, implement key institutional goals, and renegotiate the college culture.

ISBN 0787944823   Pages 576 ISBN13 9780787944827 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc   Weight (grammes) 872 Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.   Published in New York Format Hardback   Series title The Jossey-Bass higher & adult education series Publication date 17 Apr 2000   Height (mm) 235 Library of Congress LB1060.M46   Width (mm) 160 DEWEY 378.101   Spine width (mm) 44 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

		List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits
		Preface
		Acknowledgments
		The Authors
Pt. 1		Introduction		1
1		Themes and Purposes		3
2		Educators' Ways of Knowing About Learning		30
Pt. 2		Exploring Learning in College and Beyond		67
3		Student as Learner		69
4		Learner as Developing Person		105
5		Graduate as Performer and Contributor		143
Pt. 3		Interpreting and Envisioning Learning That Lasts		177
6		Integrating Domains of Growth Through Transformative Learning		179
7		Creating the Learning-to-Teaching Connection		216
Pt. 4		Fostering Learning That Lasts		257
8		Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice		259
9		Thinking Through a Curriculum for Learning That Lasts		288
10		Rethinking Inquiry That Improves Teaching and Learning		330
11		Transforming the College Culture Toward Learning That Lasts		359
12		Looking Ahead		406
App. A		Alverno College Ability-Based Learning Program		415
App. B		Studies of Longitudinal Perspectives Interviews with Students and Alumnae		425
App. C		Human Potential Measures Through Time: Means and Standard Deviations for Fully Longitudinal Data		429
App. D		Causal Modeling and Measurement Specifications		431
App. E		Loadings on Ability Factors from Behavioral Event Interviews in Paid Employment Settings		437
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"Higher education researchers, faculty and academic administrators, learning theorists and developmental psychologists will be studying this work for many years." (Journal of Moral Education, 2/02)

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