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Article: HIGHER EDUCATION RESIDENTIAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES: WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS?
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 Project Innovation (Alabama). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Russell Scholars Program is a residential learning community at the University of Southern Maine designed to serve a population of students who are motivated to learn by collaboration with faculty and other students. This pilot program was evaluated during the inaugural year to determine how the program affected student satisfaction and learning, and what program elements contributed to student success. An experimental design was used to study the program which included a control group. Students in the program were more satisfied with the University and retention was higher for students who were part of this learning community. It appears that learning communities ...