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Publication Date: 2017-Mar
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Sustaining Continuous Improvement through Professional Learning Communities in a Secondary School
Jones, Christopher M.; Thessin, Rebecca A.
Journal of School Leadership, v27 n2 p214-241 Mar 2017
This study sought to discover how one high school principal sustains a context for continued improvement through PLCs using case study methodology. Schools comprised of PLCs allow educators to grapple with the unique needs of their students in their specific contexts. The problem is that there is limited literature and research to indicate how leaders sustain PLCs over time. Therefore, the overarching research question of this study was: How do the principal, PLC leaders, and teachers in a school that has developed and implemented PLCs describe their experience of the change process to sustain the work of continuous improvement?
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Professional Development, Sustainability, Communities of Practice, High School Teachers, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Change Strategies, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, School Culture, School Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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