دورية أكاديمية
Defining and Operationalizing Professional Learning Communities: What Does the Literature Say?
| العنوان: | Defining and Operationalizing Professional Learning Communities: What Does the Literature Say? |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Visal Moosa (ORCID |
| المصدر: | Asia Pacific Journal of Education. 2024 44(2):475-487. |
| الإتاحة: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Descriptors: | Communities of Practice, Definitions, Questionnaires, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02188791.2022.2070907 |
| تدمد: | 0218-8791 1742-6855 |
| مستخلص: | Implementation of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) has become common place in schools across the globe. Perhaps, the prevailing definitions and operationalization of PLCs could explain the disparities in how they are executed in various contexts. By investigating a selection of recent studies, this review of literature aims to analyse how PLCs have been defined and operationalized in contemporary research. A total of 70 quantitative and mixed-methods research studies that were conducted between 2013 and 2018 were chosen to be inspected in this review to identify the definitions and tools employed in those studies. The definitions and tools were identified and analysed qualitatively to examine the underlying concepts. Findings of the investigation revealed that the definitions of PLCs were composed of three major components; "process, outcome" and "critical conditions." Moreover, it has also been found that Professional Learning Community Assessment (PLCA) and its revised version PLCA-R were the predominant operationalization of PLCs in the recent years. The findings advocate the need for ensuring critical conditions for sustained implementation of PLCs. It is also claimed that inclusion of "result orientation" as a new dimension might demonstrate a better operationalization of PLCs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1425520 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
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