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For dissertations, theses, EDRS documents, and published
journal articles related to learning support centers and
their programs and services, refer to Learning Center Bibliography
compiled by F.L. Christ, (2000) and in Resources/ Bibliographies
& Webliographies on this web site. Also look at bibliography
and additional readings. in F. L. Christ, R. Sheets, and
K. Smith (Eds.) (2000). Starting a Learning Assistance Center.
Clearwater, FL: H & H Publishing Company, Inc.
When a book has available reviews, they are listed after
the book's citation and description. You will find each
review inside a set of brackets with name of author and
the year of publication . Choose the bracketed citation
to read a review.
Boylan, H. R. (ed.) (1982).FORGING NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN
LEARNING ASSISTANCE. New Directions In Learning Assistance,
Number 9. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers. Provides
guidelines for extending learning assistance services through
new partnerships with businesses, communities, campus groups,
and professional organizations. Shows how such programs
can generate new funds and clientele for learning assistance
centers, create new sources of supplemental education and
skills training, and facilitate resource sharing.
Christ, F. L. and M. Coda-Messerle.(eds.) (1981). STAFF
DEVELOPMENT FOR LEARNING SUPPORT SYSTEMS. New Directions
In Learning Assistance, Number 4. San Francisco: Jossey
Bass Publishers. Describes the skills, attitudes, and training
required of learning skills practitioners. Assesses current
training programs; analyzes pilot programs designed to provide
this training; and proposes practical methods of improving
staff performance for greater effectiveness.
Christ, F. L.,
K. Smith, and R. Sheets (Eds.) (2000).
Starting a learning assistance center: Conversations with
CRLA members who have been there and done that. Clearwater,
FL: H& H Publishing Company, Inc. [Book Review by Norton,
J. (2000)]
Hawkins, T. and P. Brooks. (eds.) (1981). IMPROVING WRITING
SKILLS. New Directions In Learning Assistance, Number 3.
San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers. Reveals how learning
centers are responding to the national decline in writing
ability. Describes the various kinds of students who need
help and the ways that different types of centers are serving
them - such as through writing labs (which feature self-paced
instruction) and writing centers (where students work with
tutors).
Karwin, T.J. (1973). Flying a Learning Center: Design and
Costs of an Off-Campus Space for Learning. Berkeley, CA:
Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.
Lauridsen, K. V.(ed.)(1980). EXAMINING THE SCOPE OF LEARNING
CENTERS. New Directions In Learning Assistance, Number 1.
San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers. Traces the growth
of learning centers and illustrates their overall impact
on higher education. Presents examples from diverse institutions
- two- and four-year colleges, universities, and professional
schools - to explain how learning centers can be adapted
to meet particular needs.
Lenning, O. T. and R. L. Nayman.(eds.) (1980). NEW ROLES
FOR LEARNING ASSISTANCE. New Directions In Learning Assistance,
Number 2. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers. Discusses
new ways for learning centers to assist students, faculty,
and administrators in furthering individual and institutional
goals. Shows learning assistance specialists how to involve
faculty, promote reforms in teaching and curriculum, help
in the effort to retain students, and evaluate their own
services.
McPherson, E.,
and others. (1976). Learning skills centers: A CCCC report.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communications Skills
and Conference on College Composition and Communication..
Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Peterson, G.T.
(1973). An analysis of the learning center in community
colleges. Concord, CA: California Association for Educational
Media and Technology.
Peterson, G. T.
(1975). The Learning center: A sphere for nontraditional
education. Hamden, CT: Shoestring Press.
Roueche. J. E. (ed.) (1983). A NEW LOOK AT SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS.
New Directions In Learning Assistance, Number 11. San Francisco:
Jossey Bass Publishers. Identifies key features of a successful
learning assistance program by analyzing specific programs
in diverse colleges and universities. Shows how the effectiveness
of these programs (based on costs in time and money as well
as increased levels of student retention and achievement)
was documented in national studies. Discusses the implications
of those studies for future program management.
Sullivan, Leroy L. (1978). A Guide to Higher Education
Learning Centers in the United States and Canada. Portsmouth,
NH: Entelek.
Walkever, C. C. (ed.). (1981). ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING ASSISTANCE
SERVICES. New Directions In Learning Assistance, Number
5. San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers. Presents sophisticated
techniques for evaluating staff, students, and curriculums
in learning assistance programs. Shows how evaluation results
can help in identifying problem areas, determining need
changes, measuring success, and justifying continued funding.
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