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Principal Leadership Practices, Professional Learning Communities, and Teacher Commitment in Hong Kong Kindergartens: A Multilevel SEM Analysis
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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
The Influence of Professional Learning Communities on Informal Teacher Leadership in a Chinese Hierarchical School Context
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Lee, Daphnee Hui Lin; Ip, Noelle Kwok Kwan – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
This paper examines the influence of professional learning communities (PLCs) on informal teacher leadership in Hong Kong schools to overcome issues reported in the literature on the challenges to teacher leadership posed by Chinese hierarchical school contexts. We test the relations among PLC, informal teacher leadership, teacher focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Teacher Leadership, Barriers
Leadership of Professional Learning Communities in Singapore Schools: The Tight-Loose Balance
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Ho, Jeanne; Ong, Monica; Tan, Liang See – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020
Purpose: This paper presents a study on how professional learning communities (PLC) are developed in an Asian setting, and the nature of leadership that helped to cultivate and sustain PLC in this setting. Research Method: The study adopted a sequential mixed method, starting with a survey followed by qualitative case studies, involving focused…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Asians, Cultural Context, Sustainability
Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of Whole-Child Development: The Roles of Leadership Practices and Professional Learning Communities
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Keung, Chrysa Pui Chi; Yin, Hongbiao; Tam, Winnie Wing Yi; Chai, Ching Sing; Ng, Clement Ka Kit – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020
This study examined the relationships between leadership practices, professional learning communities, teachers' efficacy beliefs and perceptions of whole-child development in the context of kindergarten education. A sample of 2120 teachers from 153 Hong Kong kindergartens participated in a questionnaire survey. The results showed that principals'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes
Exploring the Relationships among Instructional Leadership, Professional Learning Communities and Teacher Self-Efficacy in China
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Zheng, Xin; Yin, Hongbiao; Li, Zhanglin – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2019
The study explored the relationships among instructional leadership, professional learning community components, and teacher self-efficacy in the context of mainland China. Study subjects were 1082 elementary school teachers participating in a questionnaire survey. The results showed that instructional leadership had significant effects on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes
A Review of Research on Professional Learning Communities in Mainland China (2006-2015): Key Findings and Emerging Themes
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Qiao, Xuefeng; Yu, Shulin; Zhang, Limin – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2018
In the last decade, there has been growing interest in professional learning communities (PLCs) outside mainstream Western contexts. In this paper, we provide a narrative synthesis of empirical studies of PLCs in kindergarten to 12th grade educational systems in mainland China published between 2006 and 2015. The review reveals five major emerging…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
Examining Capacity for "Cross-Pollination" in a Rural School District: A Social Network Analysis Case Study
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Woodland, Rebecca H.; Mazur, Rebecca – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2019
Teacher collaboration is a vital factor in successful school reform, and the networks in which educators are embedded support (or constrain) access to essential social capital resources. In this study, authors used social network analysis to examine the changing structure of teacher collaboration networks over the course of a rural District's…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Districts, Teacher Collaboration, Social Networks