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This 10 page paper outlines Boyer's six principles of a learning community. The writer discusses the variables or elements that must be present in an educational institution for these six principles to exist. Two examples of variables that promote the principles of a learning community are commitment and collaboration. The last part of the paper is a plan for developing one of the principles in a school. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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academic goals and work together to strengthen teaching and learning on the campus (Boyer, 1990). 2. An open community-a place where freedom of expression is uncompromisingly protected and where civility
is powerfully affirmed (Boyer, 1990). 3. A just community-a place where the sacredness of each person is honored and where diversity is aggressively pursued (Boyer, 1990). 4. A disciplined community-a
place where individuals accept their obligations to the group and where well-defined governance procedures guide behavior for the common good (Boyer, 1990). 5. A caring community-a place where the well-being
of each member is sensitively supported where service to others is encouraged (Boyer, 1990). 6. A celebrative community-one in which the heritage of the institution is remembered and where rituals
affirming (Boyer, 1990). Both tradition and change are widely shared (Boyer, 1990). Many believe the notion of community in education institutions is a myth and unattainable. Phipps and Bouie
cite Sanzer and Kanter who "suggest that although the word community might be a chimera - an unattainable myth - even myths fulfill an important institutional role - myths act
as unifying forces - they serve as a means of drawing together all of the constituents" (Phipps and Bouie, 2002). Perhaps the notion of community is a chimera, a myth
- but perhaps it isnt. Boyer "defined community as an undergraduate experience that helps students go beyond their private interests, learn about the world around them, develop a sense
of civic and social responsibility, and discover how they as individuals can contribute to the larger society of which they are a part" (Phipps and Bouie, 2002). He then went
on to provide the six principles outlined above as the characteristics of a learning community. If these principles exist in an institution, students are assured a safe, nurturing,
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