... measurement, intervention design and the conditions under which professional learning communities translate shared belief into demonstrable impact. Practical implications The framework reorients leadership practice away from simply building collective efficacy toward building accurately calibrated...

... and can be contacted at: mei.lai@auckland.ac.nz 09 10 2024 21 01 2025 17 03 2025 07 04 2025 07 04 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Professional learning Networks Professional learning community...

...Xin Zheng; Ying Luo Purpose Whilst professional learning communities (PLCs) have been widely explored at the school level, they have received less attention at the departmental level. The study takes the variance between departments and the role of departmental teacher leaders into consideration...

...Yansi Hou; Shuangye Chen; Shulin Yu Purpose The professional development of novice teachers is receiving increased attention. Although conflict is regarded as an essential factor affecting the effectiveness of the school professional learning community, it is often hidden unspokenly. This study...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mattering Sense of community Collaboration Professional learning community Professional development The concept of well-being has gained attention in the educational literature over time...

..., 2015 , p. 17). Knowledge transfer Networks Professional development Blended learning Professional learning community Over the past decades, dominant functions and processes in society have shifted toward being organized around networks (Armstrong, 2015 ; Díaz-Gibson et al...

... can be contacted at: jenni.donohoo@praxis-engage.com 29 08 2019 20 12 2019 07 01 2020 15 01 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Collective efficacy Professional learning community Leadership...

...Tamar Tas; Thoni Houtveen; Wim Van de Grift Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer the question, what progress student teachers make during one academic year, while being trained in a professional learning community, using objective classroom observation, using lesson preparation templates...

... and its impacts on teacher practice. Kools and Stoll (2016) rightly point out the strengths of East Asian countries such as Singapore and Japan in emphasising “Professional Learning Community” (PLC) in schools. Researchers have reported that the successful enactment of PLCs in China is due, to a large...

...Roos Van Gasse; Marije Lesterhuis; San Verhavert; Renske Bouwer; Jan Vanhoof; Peter Van Petegem; Sven De Maeyer Purpose The Flemish Examination Centre designed an intervention to establish a professional learning community on the topic of writing assessment. The purpose of this paper...

... 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Teams Collaboration Professional learning community Over a decade ago, Hargreaves (2005a) argued that, “one of the most neglected dimensions of educational change...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mentoring Professional development Professional capital Knowledge mobilization Professional learning community Collaboratives As stated by Peter Peacock, as Scottish Minister of Education and Young People, every child deserves to be given...

... reinforces strategies and that can overcome deeply rooted and inadequate professional practices (Penuel et al., 2012). In place of one-shot workshops, professional learning communities (PLCs) are emerging as a place for collaboration and collective inquiry, by placing the challenge to the status...

... 16 11 2016 16 11 2016 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Human capital Professional learning community Knowledge mobilization Professional community Schools today have to prepare students for life and work in a fast...

... capital Professional learning community Teacher growth Teacher quality The debate concerning teacher quality for student learning is a propulsive agenda for much theory and practice around professional development. The quality of teachers and their teaching influences student achievement (Wiliam...

... into what educators do in professional development contexts, and how support can best be provided. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Professional learning Teams Data teams Knowledge creation Professional learning community SECI model Qualitative research Data-based decision...