Open AccessThe professional learning community. A fulcrum of change.
Author(s) -
John Hellner
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
kairaranga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-9021
pISSN - 1175-9232
DOI - 10.54322/kairaranga.v9i1.110
Subject(s) - pace , professional learning community , professional development , pedagogy , sociology , public relations , medical education , engineering ethics , mathematics education , psychology , political science , engineering , medicine , geography , geodesy
Paralleling the accelerating pace of educational change in the last two decades has been the development of a professional learning community (PLC) in schools. Characterised by teacher collaboration and a spirit of enquiry, the PLC represents a response to change and an opportunity to benefit teachers, students and schools, using an approach most suited to adults. The paper undertakes a literature review of various aspects of the PLC: attributes; evolution; benefits; and measurement of the PLC.