The Learning College Library Concept: The Role of the Community College Library in a Learning College Environment

Autor/in	Navarro, Leslie
Titel	The Learning College Library Concept: The Role of the Community College Library in a Learning College Environment
Quelle	(2005), (169 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3034-2424-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Community Colleges; College Libraries; Student Centered Learning; Comparative Analysis; Interviews; Institutional Characteristics; Literature Reviews; Workshops; Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Community college; Community College; College; Library; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bibliothek; Universitätsbibliothek; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess
Abstract	Since first being advocated by Terry O'Banion in the 1990s, the Learning-College Concept has been adopted by numerous community colleges. This concept focuses on student learning by placing students first. This strengthens the community colleges fundamental foci of emphasis on teaching and learning and providing higher education to underserved populations. It is essential that community college libraries support the learning college concept. The purpose of this study is to determine if community college libraries can support the learning college concept. The study examined two types of libraries, one in a designated learning college and the other in a college that has not adopted the concept. This examination utilized individual interviews and a review of institutional documentation. Interviews were conducted with librarians and students from a college that adopted the learning college concept and a college that had not. This study found that there was little difference in the function and perception of the libraries in both types of institutions. However, it was also found that the libraries supported the learning concept of the learning college concept. Specifically, the literature review evidenced that libraries were perceived as repositories of books but the review of the documentation indicated that libraries were active participants in student learning by offering curriculum based workshops and individual instruction, thereby fostering a learning-centered environment. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01