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Student-Centered Learning Communities: Teachers' Perspectives

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This study was designed to examine teachers' perceptions ofchanges in their classroom practices that have occurred as a result oftraining in process-education techniques commonly described as the Foxfire approach to learning. Teachers participated in a university class during which they studied techniques for implementing experiential, student-centered instructional approaches that give students a voice in the process oftheir education. Changes in classroom practices that affect teachers' interactions with students, parents, and other community members are described.

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How to Cite: Deay, A. & Saab, J. F. (1994) “Student-Centered Learning Communities: Teachers' Perspectives”, Journal of Research in Rural Education. 10(2).