Yang Li. The Analysis of Opportunities Barriers and Proposed Strategies for Effective Professional Learning Communities in Chiness High Schools. Doctoral Degree(Education Management). Dhurakij Pundit University. Learning Center and Library.. : Dhurakij Pundit University, 2019.
The Analysis of Opportunities Barriers and Proposed Strategies for Effective Professional Learning Communities in Chiness High Schools
Abstract:
Previous studies show that professional learning communities (PLCs) have a positive effect on teacher professional development (TPD). In order to satisfy requirements of educational reform of National College Entrance Examination and enhance students development, TPD becomes an urgent issue in China. This study focused on teachers participation and learning experiences in PLCs. The purposes of this study were 1) to analyze the PLC participation and TPD (learning outcomes) of High School English teachers with different backgrounds; 2) to analyze, compare, and identify factors affecting level of PLC participation and learning outcomes of teachers with different contexts; 3) to analyze the opportunities and barriers affecting teachers learning in PLCs and the outcomes; and 4) to propose strategies for enhancing effective PLCs in Chinese high schools. Descriptive research using questionnaires and interview techniques was employed in this study. The samples were 422 Chinese English teachers from high schools in Changchun, Northeast of China. Twenty-seven teachers from 9 selected schools were purposively selected to be interviewed in depth. Data were analyzed through use of statistical and content analyses. Research findings were as follow:
1) On average, the levels of PLC participation and learning outcomes (TPD) of English teachers were moderate.
2) School contexts and teacher background affected the levels of PLC participation and learning outcomes. The school contexts, teaching experiences and PLC participation level accounted for 73.5% of variances in teachers learning outcomes.
3) Opportunities and barriers that affects teachers PLC participation and learning outcomes were the ways and types of which teachers worked together in schools.
4) It was found that traditional model of school-based PLCs needed to reform toward a learning organization emphasizing on the teaching and learning.
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