HomeResearch SeminarsResidential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice References Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionResidential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice Seminar Leaders Call for Applications Seminar Participants Seminar Logistics References Showcase of Residential Learning Communities Presentations and Publications Elon Statement on Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice The call for application references the following publications: Brower, A. M. (2008). More like a home than a hotel: The impact of living-learning programs on college high-risk drinking. The Journal of College and University Student Housing, 35(1), 32-49. Brower, A., & Inkelas, K. K. (2007). Assessing learning community programs and partnerships. In Smith, B. L., & Williams, L. B. (Eds.). Learning communities and student affairs: Partnering for powerful learning. Olympia, WA: The Evergreen State College, Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education. Brower, A.M., & Inkelas, K. K. (2010). Living-Learning programs: One high-impact educational practice we now know a lot about. Liberal Education, 96(2), 36–43. Conte, S. (2015). Learning community literature: Annotated bibliography. New Directions for Student Services, 149, 91–100. Council of Independent Colleges. (2015). Living-Learning Communities and Independent Higher Education (Research Brief No. 4). Retrieved from http://www.cic.edu/Programs-and-Services/Programs/Documents/CICBrief4-LivingLearning.pdf Fink, J. E., & Hummel, M.L. (2015). With educational benefits for all: Campus inclusion through learning communities designed for underserved student populations. New Directions in Student Services, 149, 29-40. Fink, J.E., & Inkelas, K. K. (2015). A history of learning communities within American higher education. New Directions in Student Services, 149, 5-15. Gabelnick, F., MacGregor, J., Matthews, R. S., & Smith, B. L. (1990). Learning communities: Creating connections among students, faculty, and disciplines. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 41. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Inkelas, K. K. (2006). Living-learning under the microscope: Study puts real numbers to living-learning trend. ACUHO-I Talking Stick, 23(3), 23-25. Inkelas, K. K. & Associates. (2008). National Study of Living-Learning Programs: 2007 report of findings. Retrieved July 7, 2016, from National Study of Living-Learning Programs website: http://www.livelearnstudy.net/images/2007_NSLLP_Final_Report.pdf. Inkelas, K. K. & Associates. (2008). National Study of Living-Learning Programs: 2007 report of findings. Retrieved July 7, 2016, from National Study of Living-Learning Programs website: http://www.livelearnstudy.net/images/2007_NSLLP_Final_Report.pdf. Inkelas, K. K., & Associates. (2004). National Study of Living-Learning Programs: 2004 report of findings. Retrieved July 9, 2016, from National Study of Living-Learning Programs website: http://www.livelearnstudy.net/images/NSLLP_2004_Final_Report.pdf. Inkelas, K. K., Daver, Z. E., Vogt, K. E., & Brown Leonard, J. (2007). Living-learning programs and first-generation college students’ academic and social transition to college. Research in Higher Education, 48(4), 403-434. Inkelas, K. K., Garvey, J., & Robbins, C. (2012, April). Best Practices in living-learning programming: Results from a multiple case study. In Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia. Inkelas, K. K., Johnson, D., Lee, Z., Daver, Z., Longerbeam, S. D., Vogt, K., & Brown Leonard, J. (2006). The role of living-learning programs in students’ perceptions of intellectual growth at three large universities. NASPA journal, 43(1), 115-143. Inkelas, K. K. & Longerbeam, S. (2008). Working toward a comprehensive typology of living-learning programs. In Luna, G. & Gahagan, J. (Eds.). Learning Initiatives in the Residential Setting. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina. Inkelas, K. K., & Soldner, M. (2011). Undergraduate living-learning programs and student outcomes. In Higher Education: Handbook of Theory & Research, 26, 1-55. New York: Springer. Inkelas, K. K., Soldner, M., Longerbeam, S. D., & Brown Leonard, J. (2008). Differences in student outcomes by types of living-learning programs: The development of an empirical typology. Research in Higher Education, 49(6), 495-512. Inkelas, K. K., Soldner, M., & Szelényi, K. (2008). Living-learning programs for first- year students. In M. Dunn & W. Zeller (Eds.). Residence life programs and the First Year Experience (3rd Ed.). Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina. Inkelas, K. K., Vogt, K. E., Longerbeam, S. D., Owen, J., & Johnson, D. (2006). Measuring outcomes of living-learning programs: Examining college environments and student learning and development. Journal of General Education, 55(1), 40-76. Inkelas, K. K., & Weisman, J. L. (2003). Different by design: An examination of student outcomes among participants in three types of living-learning programs. Journal of College Student Development, 44(3), 335-368. Inkelas, K. K., Zeller, W. J., Murphy, R., & Hummel, M. L. (2006). Learning moves home. About Campus, 10(6), 10-16. Jessup-Anger, J. E. (2012). Examining how residential college environments inspire the life of the mind. The Review of Higher Education, 35(3), 431–462. Jessup-Anger, J. E. (2015). Theoretical foundations of learning communities. New Directions for Student Services, 2015(149), 17-27. Johnson, D. R. (2012). Campus racial climate perceptions and overall sense of belonging among racially diverse women in STEM majors. Journal of College Student Development, 53(2), 336-346. Johnson, D. R., Soldner, M., Brown Leonard, J., Alvarez, P., Inkelas, K. K., Rowan-Kenyon, H. T., & Longerbeam, S. D. (2007). Examining sense of belonging among first-year undergraduates from different racial/ethnic groups. Journal of College Student Development, 48(5), 525-542. Johnson, D. R., Soldner, M., Brown Leonard, J., Alvarez, P., Inkelas, K. K., Rowan-Kenyon, H., & Longerbeam, S. D. (2007). Examining sense of belonging among first-year undergraduates from different racial/ethnic groups. Journal of College Student Development, 48(5), 525-542. Kuh, G. D. (2008). High-impact educational practices: What they are, who has access to them, and why they matter. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges & Universities. Lenning, O. T., & Ebbers, L. H. (1999). The powerful potential of learning communities: Improving education for the future. Washington, DC: The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Longerbeam, S. D. (2010). Developing openness to diversity in living-learning program participants. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 3(4), 201-217. Longerbeam, S. D., Inkelas, K. K., & Brower, A. M. (2007). Second-hand benefits: Student outcomes in residence halls with living-learning programs. Journal of College and University Student Housing, 34(2), 20-30. Longerbeam, S. D., Inkelas, K. K., Johnson, D. R., & Lee, Z. (2007). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual college student experiences: An exploratory study. Journal of College Student Development, 48(2), 215-230. Mayhew, M., Dahl, L. & Youngerman, E. (2015). Study of Integrated Living Learning Programs: Findings from the Pilot. Retrieved July 27, 2016, from Study of Living Learning Programs website: http://www.sillp.org/assets/Final%20Pilot%20Report%20-%20Public.pdf Pike, G.R. (1999). The effects of residential learning communities and traditional residential living arrangements on educational gains during the first year of college. Journal of College Student Development, 40, 269–284. Pike, G.R. & Kuh, G.D. (2005). A typology of student engagement for american colleges and universities. Research in Higher Education, 46(2), 185-209. Rowan-Kenyon, H., Soldner, M. E., & Inkelas, K. K. (2008). The contributions of living-learning programs on developing sense of civic engagement in undergraduate students. NASPA Journal, 44(4), 750-778. Rowan-Kenyon, H., Soldner, M., & Inkelas, K. K. (2007). The contributions of living- learning programs on developing sense of civic engagement in undergraduate students. NASPA Journal, 44(4), 750-778. Shapiro, N. S., & Levine, J. H. (1999). Creating learning communities: A practical guide to winning support, organizing for change, and implementing programs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Shushok Jr, F., Penven, J., Stephens, R., & Keith, C. (2013). The past, present, and future of residential colleges: Looking back at S. Stewart Gordon’s “living and learning in college.” The Journal of College and University Student Housing, 39(2), 114–127. Soldner, M., & Szelényi, K. (2008). A national portrait of today’s living-learning programs. The Journal of College and University Student Housing, 35(1), 14-31. Spanierman, L. B., Soble, J. R., Mayfield, J. B., Neville, H. A., Aber, M., Khuri, L., & De La Rosa, B. (2013). Living learning communities and students’ sense of community and belonging. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 50(3), 308–325. Tritelli, D. (2001). Learning communities: A sustainable innovation? Peer Review, 4(1). Wawrzynski, M. R., & Jessup-Anger, J. E. (2010). From expectations to experiences: Using a structural typology to understand first-year student outcomes in academically-based living-learning environments. Journal of College Student Development, 51(2), 201–217. Zhao, C.M., & Kuh, G. D. (2004). Adding value: Learning communities and student engagement. 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