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Zhang, Jia; Sun, Yuantao – Educational Studies, 2020
This study investigated the effects of professional learning communities (PLCs) on teacher commitment in China. A total of 1020 teachers in Shanghai participated in a survey. The results show the organisational characteristics of PLCs which comprise supportive leadership, organisational structure and cultural barriers, had significant and positive…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Attitudes, Communities of Practice
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Brinkel, Nico; van Rees, Floris; Ruis, Margit; Sloots, Florian – Honors in Practice, 2015
Many universities in the United States and Europe offer honors programs to meet the demands of gifted and intelligent students. One of the standard goals of these programs is to build an intellectual learning community. Establishing a community can be difficult because it requires that students show an active attitude and initiative. Many…
Descriptors: Community Development, Honors Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Interviews
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Wehrens, Rik; Bekker, Marleen; Bal, Roland – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2012
While much research utilisation literature shows an increasing emphasis on the added value of structural partnerships, which should facilitate prolonged interactions between researchers, policy makers and professionals, the question of how such collaborative structures "develop over time" and what consequences that has in terms of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Utilization, Partnerships in Education, Public Health