The College Classroom as a Community: Impact on Student Attitudes and Learning

This study is an exploration of the "sense of community" in a college classroom. The construct was successfully developed by incorporating six variables borrowed from neighborhood community research. Sense of community scores significantly predicted students' classroom attitudes, perc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	College teaching 2006-05, Vol.54 (3), p.281-284
Hauptverfasser:	McKinney, John Paul, McKinney, Kathleen G., Franiuk, Renae, Schweitzer, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	attitudes Classroom environment College Students Communities community Community structure Distance education Educational Research Educational Technology Intervention Learning Learning Processes Likert Scales neighborhood Neighborhoods Perceptions Perceptual learning Personality Measures Psychology Questionnaires Sensory perception Social Bias Social Capital Social Desirability Social Organizations Student Attitudes Student Empowerment Studies Teachers
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Zusammenfassung:	This study is an exploration of the "sense of community" in a college classroom. The construct was successfully developed by incorporating six variables borrowed from neighborhood community research. Sense of community scores significantly predicted students' classroom attitudes, perception of learning, and actual performance on course exams.
ISSN:	8756-7555 1930-8299
DOI:	10.3200/CTCH.54.3.281-284