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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Plan and Context of the Study | |
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| Background | |
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| Plan of the Study and Methodology | |
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| Origins and Rationale for Peer-Led Team Learning | |
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| PLTL Within the Institution | |
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| PLTL in the Context of Reform Initiatives | |
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| Development and Implementation of Peer-Led Team Learning | |
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| Peer-Led Team Learning as a Program | |
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| Initial Implementation of Peer-Led Team Learning | |
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| Development of a Model | |
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| Evaluation Priorities | |
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| Students and Student Leader Experiences: Qualitative Data | |
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| Student Responses | |
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| Leader Responses | |
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| Academic Performance: Quantitative Data | |
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| Grade and Retention Data | |
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| Standardized Test Results | |
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| Comparisons with Other Interventions | |
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| Evaluation Data: Fidelity to the Model | |
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| Workshops from the Leaders' Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dissemination Strategies | |
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| Dissemination Model | |
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| Stimulating Interest | |
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| Creating a Deeper Understanding | |
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| Successful Implementation | |
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| Developing Scholarship and Leadership | |
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| Using Diffusion Practices to Improve Education | |
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| Knowledge | |
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| Persuasion | |
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| Diffusion Decisions | |
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| Attributes of Innovations | |
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| Relative Advantage | |
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| Compatibility | |
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| Complexity | |
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| Trialability | |
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| Additional Issues in Dissemination | |
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| The Role of Peer Leaders and of Faculty | |
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| Diffusion by Grant and Cluster | |
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| Opinion Leaders | |
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| PLTL Leadership and Coordination | |
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| Adopting and Adapting: Successes and Limits | |
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| Workshop Project Associate (WPA) Mini-Grants: Scope of the Program | |
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| Participation Data | |
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| Selecting and Developing Workshop Materials | |
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| Leader Training | |
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| Collegial Interest and Dissemination Activities | |
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| Experiences of WPA Grant Recipients and Other Early Adopters | |
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| Strengths of Peer-Led Team Learning | |
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| Implementation Issues | |
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| Impact of the WPA Program | |
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| Summary | |
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| Indicators of Institutionalization | |
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| Experiences of Other Initiatives | |
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| The Keller Plan | |
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| Calculus Reform | |
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| PLTL Issues | |
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| The Professor's Role | |
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| Administrators' Views About Institutionalization | |
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| Indicators of Institutionalization | |
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| Case Studies: Sustainability Issues | |
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| Implemented by a Team | |
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| Implementation by a Single Individual | |
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| Support and Direction of Workshop Leaders | |
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| Issues in the Direction of Leaders | |
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| Mandatory Versus Voluntary Workshops | |
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| Online Survey on Implementation, Dissemination, and Institutionalization | |
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| Comparisons Between Lower and Higher Ratings on Institutionalization | |
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| Fidelity to the Model and Sustainability | |
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| Institutional Priorities and Support as Indicators | |
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| Perceived Success and Institutionalization | |
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| Correlations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study of Former Workshop Leaders | |
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| Pilot Study of Former Leaders | |
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| National Survey of Former Workshop Leaders | |
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| Design of the Study | |
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| Survey Outcomes: Learning Gains | |
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| Survey Outcomes: Personal Benefits | |
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| Open-Ended Items | |
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| Connections with Previous Studies | |
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| Impact on Minority Students and Women | |
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| Academic Needs of Under-Represented Minority Students and PLTL | |
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| Historically Black Colleges and Universities | |
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| Northwestern University | |
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| Commuter and Community College Students | |
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| Women and PLTL | |
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| Summary | |
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| PLTL and the Goals of Higher Education | |
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| College as Preparation for Careers | |
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| Changes in Teaching and Learning | |
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| Faculty-Student Partnerships in Teaching and Learning | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Issues in Implementation, Dissemination and Institutionalization | |
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| Issues in Implementation | |
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| Critical Components | |
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| Changing Faculty and Student Expectations | |
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| Faculty Involvement in Teaching/Learning Initiatives | |
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| Findings About Dissemination | |
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| Disciplines | |
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| Issues Regarding Institutionalization | |
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| Summary | |
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| Evaluation Strategies | |
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| Program Implementation | |
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| Student Experiences with PLTL | |
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| Focus Groups Findings | |
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| Overview: Lecture and Workshop | |
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| Workshop Methods and Dynamics | |
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| Student Academic Performance | |
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| Program Monitoring and Small Grants | |
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| WPA Request for Proposals | |
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| Proposal Preparation | |
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| Proposal Review Criteria | |
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| Faculty Response to the Program | |
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| Administrative Response | |
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| Former Leaders Response | |
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| Dissemination | |
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| Institutionalization | |
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| National Science Foundation Support | |
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| List of PLTL Mini-Grant Recipients: Workshop Project Associates | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |