Living-Learning Communities That Work A Research-Based Model for Design, Delivery, and Assessment

"This book provides a comprehensive model for the design, administration, and assessment of inclusive living-learning communities (LLCs). It is a must-read for faculty, residence life staff, and others who want to initiate or revitalize LLCs on their campus."

Matthew J. Mayhew, Ph.D., William Ray and Marie Adamson Flesher Professor of Educational Administration

The Ohio State University

"This book is the most comprehensive examination of the research and best practices of living-learning communities available today. It is a must-read for anyone interested in structuring the peer environment in college residence halls to advance student learning."

Gregory Blimling, Ph.D. , Professor (retired), College Student Affairs Program, Rutgers University Graduate School of Education

"[This book] provides a much needed Living-Learning Community (LLC) model that promises a unified living and learning experience. Despite LLCs' respected history in American higher education and identification as a high-impact practice, tight fiscal contexts and the press of accountability has continued to make it necessary for institutional leaders to demonstrate with evidence the value of LLCs, and in particular their contribution to contemporary concerns about student retention, learning, and success....The LLC best practices model in this book provides needed resources to institutions and LLC practitioners interested in designing and delivering LLCs that work better for all our students."

Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE, and Senior Scholar National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)