Table 4.

Coding for collective learning and application

CodesThemesThematic axis
Cooperation (among teachers), mutual help/support for personal or/and professional issuesPractices of collective learning and application in schoolExperiences of collective learning and application
Meetings, conversations/discussions/dialogue, and sharing opinions and experiences in legally mandated regular teacher meetings
Informative meetings by external experts (seminars/trainings)
Informal teacher meetings outside school
Applying new team learning in practice and monitoring its results, feedback to all members and acceptance of mistakes
Development of teacher learning groups
Teachers’ discovery of new ways to implement their “compulsory professional obligation” regarding further professional learning (principals’ answers)
Meeting individual needs of students and satisfaction of goals to improve student learningOutcomes of collective learning and application
Identifying and solving teachers’ problems regarding the educational process
Non-isolation of teachers and a sense of “belonging” to the school community, development of a cooperative school climate and acceptance of a common school vision
Enrichment/modification of teachers’ personal theory to enhance their professional development, improve the teaching process and upgrade the education provided
Improvement of the entire school
No pressure on teachers regarding the curriculumPrincipals’ contribution to collective learning and application based on their views
Encourage learning and professional development of teachers (e.g. seminars/trainings)
Failure to achieve cooperation among teachers for some dutiesFactors inhibiting collective learning and application (principals’ views)
Vertical hierarchical relationships in the educational system, undermining the system
Reluctance of teachers towards change and innovation
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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