Professional Learning Communities: A Review of the Literature
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Professional Learning Communities: A Review of the Literature
Abstract/Description
International evidence suggests that educational reform’s progress depends on teachers’ individual and collective capacity and its link with school-wide capacity for promoting pupils’ learning. Building capacity is therefore critical. Capacity is a complex blend of motivation, skill, positive learning, organisational conditions and culture, and infrastructure of support. Put together, it gives individuals, groups, whole school communities and school systems the power to get involved in and sustain learning over time. Developing professional learning communities appears to hold considerable promise for capacity building for sustainable improvement. As such, it has become a ‘hot topic’ in many countries.
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Date
In publication
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
221-258
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
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Published Text
Scholarship genre
Synthesis/Overview
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Open access/full-text available
Yes
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
1573-1812
Citation
Stoll, L., Bolam, R., McMahon, A., Wallace, M., & Thomas, S. (2006). Professional Learning Communities: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Educational Change, 7(4), 221–258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-006-0001-8
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