Using Learning Communities to Build Faculty Support for Pedagogical Innovation: A Multi-Campus Study

To encourage greater adoption of a pedagogical innovation (service-learning), semesterlong faculty learning communities were established at eight institutions. These learning community experiences produced gains in participants' (N = 152) self-assessed expertise with service-learning, ability to collaborate with community partners, and appreciation for the innovation's value for students and their own professional development.

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