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Eboni Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Prior to this study being conducted, it was not known how teachers describe the PLC collaboration among teachers and school leaders that supports faculty development. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how teachers in Texas describe the PLC collaboration among teachers and school leaders that supports faculty development.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Teacher Collaboration
Culver, Katy V. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Professional learning communities (PLCs) involve a process of collaboration, focus on student data and best instructional practices, and serve as a way for all students can receive an equitable education. Many schools implementing PLCs considered the term a noun, not a verb, leading to an inequitable education for high school students across…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Communities of Practice, Teacher Role, Mathematics
Autthapon Intasena; Anchalee Sangarwut – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2023
This paper focuses on investigating the effectiveness of the professional learning community (PLC) on student teachers' curriculum development skills, as well as the effectiveness of the professional learning community (PLC) on Thai L1 young students' reading comprehension. The instruments utilized for the study include the following: a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Student Teachers, Reading Comprehension
Meesuk, Parinya; Wongrugsa, Angwara; Wangkaewhiran, Thipwimol – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2021
In Thailand, in-service teachers' professional development has been implemented through the Professional Learning Community (PLC) program for more than four years to develop teachers' sustainably. The sustainable development program has spread across the country in the Thai Teacher Council network. The research goals are as follows: (1) to…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Sustainable Development, Communities of Practice, School Administration
Latta, April – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Utilizing a qualitative single case study approach, this study was designed to examine how teachers in an elementary school that engages in professional learning communities describe the role of reflection in their own professional learning and practice. Relying on two semi-structured interviews, this study examines teachers' perceptions…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Autonomy, Adult Learning
Zack E. Beddoes; Debra S. Sazama – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
Purpose: To investigate school principals' perceptions and applications of professional learning communities (PLCs) and how they interpret the roles of physical educators within these structures. Method: This study was conceptualized as an exploratory interview study. Eight elementary and two secondary school principals across four districts…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Communities of Practice, Physical Education
Whalen, Sudie; Swain, Shannon; Fedele-McLeod, Mariann; Thacher, Marian – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2019
In 2016, the Office of Correctional Education in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation embarked on a process of implementing professional learning communities (PLCs) in all 35 California state prisons. The American Institutes for Research provided professional development and consulting on the PLC process. Through working to…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Communities of Practice, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons
Stein, Allison Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Introduction: Supportive principals are essential to the successful development of professional learning communities in schools, and student achievement is also significantly impacted by school leadership. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine principals' actions, beliefs, and perspectives related to the development of…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Communities of Practice, Leadership Styles
Gander, Michelle; McInnes, Margot – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2021
Purpose: The professional development needs of university professional staff are an under-researched area. More data were needed to understand their needs to ensure that employers invest their resources appropriately. A conceptual framework is developed for the workplace learning of career development activities using concepts of professional…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Faculty Development, Career Development, Communities of Practice
RacheL Ann Rufus – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the leadership styles of Catholic school principals in California who lead professional learning communities. It is not known how Catholic elementary school principals describe their leadership styles when leading professional learning communities. The overarching research question…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Elementary Schools, Principals, Communities of Practice
To, Ken Hang; Yin, Hongbiao; Tam, Winnie Wing Yi; Keung, Chrysa Pui Chi – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
In response to the needs for kindergarten principals to foster teachers' capacities and commitment, this study examined the relationships between professional learning communities, principal leadership practices, and teacher commitment to kindergartens among 2106 teachers from 153 Hong Kong kindergartens, analyzing by using multilevel structural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Kindergarten, Communities of Practice
Kouhsari, Masoumeh; Chen, Junjun; Amirian, Seyedeh Khadijeh – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2023
Teacher's performance has significant influence on student's achievement. Few studies have sought to investigate the role of principal emotional intelligence on teacher job performance. This study examined the effects of principals' emotional intelligence on teacher performance by mediating the roles of organizational trust and professional…
Descriptors: Principals, Emotional Intelligence, Teacher Effectiveness, Trust (Psychology)
Liu, Shengnan; Yin, Hongbiao – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
This study tested a moderated-mediation model of the processes linking principal ethical leadership and professional learning communities in China, in which teacher obligation is included as a mediator, and teacher participation in school decision making is considered as a moderator. The results from 3374 teachers revealed significant direct and…
Descriptors: Ethics, Decision Making, Leadership Styles, Participative Decision Making
Espinola, Maggie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Previous scholarship finds that effective Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have increased student achievement and advanced teacher pedagogy. As a result, PLCs have become increasingly prevalent in school reform efforts to remediate professional development. Dialogue is considered an essential component of effective PLC practice needed to…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, High School Teachers, Interpersonal Communication, Faculty Development
Andrew M. Clark; Monica Zhan; Justin T. Dellinger; Peggy L. Semingson – SAGE Open, 2023
The Professional Learning Community (PLC) model has been used to help faculty develop innovative teaching practices and diffuse effective strategies and resources throughout K-12 schools. Yet, whether and how PLCs influence research-focused higher education institutions remain unknown. Drawing on existing research on PLCs and the social network…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Higher Education, College Faculty, Program Effectiveness