ERIC Number: EJ779634
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0192-6365
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The Role of Shared Values and Vision in Creating Professional Learning Communities
Huffman, Jane
NASSP Bulletin, v87 n637 p21-34 2003
Defining a vision based on shared values is a crucial step that administrators must consider as they lead their schools through reform efforts. This article reports findings from a national study of creating professional learning communities in schools and how an organizational framework helped to explain vision development in 18 schools. Recommendations for principals to provide support to faculty members are offered.
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Change, Teacher Collaboration, Cooperative Planning, Collegiality, Goal Orientation, Change Strategies, Administrator Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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