Includes bibliographical references (p.347-380) and index.

Learning communities and undergraduate education reform -- Learning community history : education for what? education for whom? -- Learning community curricular structures -- Core practices in learning communities -- General education, the first year of college, and learning communities -- Success for all : learning communities in basic skills and English as a second language settings -- Information and feedback : using assessment to strengthen and sustain learning communities -- Recruiting and supporting learning community teachers -- Initiating and sustaining learning communities -- The future of learning communities.