Article
Using a Wellness-Based Thematic Learning Community to Engage and to Assist First-Year Students
Journal of Learning Communities Research
(2009)
Abstract
This study examines the impact of using a wellness- based theme in first-year learning communities. The wellness model utilized contains six dimensions: emotional, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual. Students were asked to rate the importance of and to identify their strongest and weakest dimensions, to discuss how their strengths and weaknesses affected their ability to succeed as students, to identify in which dimensions of wellness they were seeking to improve, and to comment on positive life changes they may have made as a result of examining the theme of wellness in their learning community. Quantitative results were mixed, but qualitative results consistently yielded responses that the theme was valuable and helpful to students as they sought to transition successfully into college.
Disciplines
Publication Date
August, 2009
Citation Information
Deborah N. Smith. "Using a Wellness-Based Thematic Learning Community to Engage and to Assist First-Year Students" Journal of Learning Communities Research Vol. 4 Iss. 2 (2009) p. 1 - 18 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/deborahnsmith/6/