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The role of transformational leadership in professional learning communities: Empirical evidence from China [PDF]

Journal of Pedagogical Research
Few existing research examines the relationship between transformational leadership and professional learning communities. This study aims to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and professional learning community components from
Lei Gao, Aida H. A. Hamid, Azlin N. Mansor   +2 more
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Schools as Professional Learning Communities

Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
The main objectives in building professional learning communities are to improve teachers’ professionalism and well-being, and create positive impacts on student learning. It is a question of changing the school culture. The main objective of this quantitative study was to investigate the maturity level of thirteen Finnish schools as professional ...
Toom Auli, Ilomäki Liisa, Antinluoma Markku, Lahti-Nuuttila Pekka   +3 more
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Interconnecting Networks of Practice for Professional Learning

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2011
The article explores the complementary connections between communities of practice and the ways in which individuals orchestrate their engagement with others to further their professional learning.
Julie Mackey, Terry Evans
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Professional accountability and responsibility of learning communities of practice in professional development versus curriculum practice in classrooms: Possibilities and pathways

International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2023
The study examined professional engagement of communities of practice in primary school teachers’ continuous professional learning activities and improves curriculum practices in classrooms. The study employed a mixed method with concurrent triangulation
Girma Moti Geletu, Dawit Mekonnen Mihiretie   +1 more
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Sustaining Professional Learning Communities

, 2020
The Dutch horticulture sector has to deal with challenges related to sustainability and advancing technology. Engaging professionals and (engineering) students by working together in learning communities (LCs) is an emerging approach to respond to 'wicked problems'.
Sjoer, E. (Ellen), Harn, Rachelle van, Biemans, Petra J.   +2 more
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Maybe I can fly: nurturing personal and collective learning in professional learning communities [PDF]

, 2009
The research described in this paper is part of a wider exploration of organisational learning and some of the social–psychological mechanisms which underlie the individual–organisation learning relationship.
Leach, Tony
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Learning to build sustainable communities: an interdependency network perspective [PDF]

, 2013
This paper explores the production of sustainable communities from an interdependency network perspective (Newton, 2001). Drawing on fieldwork that examined how planners worked collaboratively with other professionals to address the challenges of ...
Lever, John, Smith, Ian, Ian Smith, John Lever   +3 more
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The vision and the reality of professional learning communities in Korean schools

KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 2012
Professional learning communities have received increasing attention as a key ingredient for improving schools. This study investigated professional learning communities in schools in Korea. The following two research questions guided this investigation.
Kyounghye Seo, You-Kyung Han
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Perceived Instructional Supervision Practices, Professional Learning Communities Practices, And School Performance in The Division of Eastern Samar

ELT Worldwide: Journal of English Language Teaching, 2022
Instructional supervision is deemed effective way to support professional growth and competency and has been identified as an integral component of staff development while Professional Learning Communities (PLC) is believed to be a more effective way of ...
Felicidad L. Duras
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Conversations in a professional learning community: An analysis of teacher learning opportunities in mathematics

Pythagoras, 2018
The growing perception of professional learning communities as an effective professional development approach needs to be supported with knowledge of how such communities create learning opportunities for teachers.
Million Chauraya, Karin Brodie
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