A Learning College for the 21st Century

Terry U. O'Banion

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 1997
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781461636335
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Many earlier attempts at education reform have failed, causing some critics to call for a much more expansive wave of reform in which learning becomes a central focus. O'Banion presents an argument for the community college, with its strong penchant for innovation and risk-taking, as the ideal forum for creating this new learning paradigm. He proposes a provocative new concept called 'the learning college,' which is designed to help students make passionate connections to learning. The book describes in detail the six key principles that form the definition and character of a learning college. Emerging models of this concept are already in place at a handful of community colleges, and six of these pioneering institutions share their initial journeys in this book. O'Banion provides a practical guide for community college leaders who are preparing their institutions to enter the 21st century.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1 Trimming the Branches of a Dying Tree
• Chapter 2 The Student Is First
• Chapter 3 Back to the Future
• Chapter 4 How Firm a Foundation: The Promise of Technology
• Chapter 5 How Firm a Foundation: Learning Research, Outcome Measures, and Learning Organizations
• Chapter 6 The Journey of Transformation for Sinclair Community College
• Chapter 7 Emerging Models of the New Paradigm at Jackson Community College
• Chapter 8 Lane Changes: Transformation at Lane Community College
• Chapter 9 Becoming a Learner-Centered College System at Maricopa
• Chapter 10 The Palomar College Experience
• Chapter 11 The Community College of Denver Creates a Climate for Learning
• Chapter 12 Launching a Learning College
• Index