Toward an HBCU-Based Model of Learning Communities

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Author(s): Andrew T. Arroyo (Norfolk State University, USA), Kirsten S. Ericksen (Norfolk State University, USA), Jonathan M. Walker (Norfolk State University, USA)and Patrisha E. Aregano (Norfolk State University, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 16
Source title: Setting a New Agenda for Student Engagement and Retention in Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Charles B. W. Prince (Howard University, USA)and Rochelle L. Ford (Syracuse University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0308-8.ch006

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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Drawing from the non-Eurocentric and Afrocentric approach of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the authors advance the first HBCU-based learning communities model in the literature to date. The model combines institution-level assets and inputs with student-level assets and inputs to foster a supportive learning community environment that is consistent with HBCU tradition and postmodern organization. Implications for practice and research conclude the chapter, with an emphasis on preparing HBCUs to meet relevant challenges and opportunities.

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