A New Way: Introducing Higher Education to Professional Learning Communities at Work

Drive lasting structural and cultural change. With this user-friendly guide, you'll discover how to implement professional learning community practices in colleges and universities. The authors detail the great promise the PLC process has for reshaping the way leaders think and work together to drive student achievement. Practical and research-based, the process carries significant potential for improving results in higher education. Benefits: Contents:
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Enhancing Student Success With the Promise of Professional Learning Communities
Chapter 2: The Journey From Student Access to Student Success
Chapter 3: Leading Cultural Change
Chapter 4: Enhancing Student Success Through a Commitment-Driven University
Chapter 5: Capturing the Power of Collaborative Teaming
Chapter 6: Enhancing Student Success in a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Chapter 7: Bridging the Rhetoric-Reality Gap: Helping More Students Succeed--As If We Really Mean it
Chapter 8: Improving Student Retention and Graduation Rates: The Undergraduate Experience
Chapter 9: Overcoming Barriers: Roadblocks, Detours, and Occasional Breakdowns
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index