Schools as professional learning communities: what can schools do to support professional development of their teachers?

• Published in: Professional development in education Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 684 - 698
• Main Authors: Admiraal, Wilfried, Schenke, Wouter, De Jong, Loes, Emmelot, Yolande, Sligte, Henk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 08.08.2021
• Subjects: Change; Communities of Practice; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Group Activities; Intervention; Leadership Training; Objectives; Principals; School as learning community; school as learning organisation; school interventions; secondary education; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary Schools; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher Leadership; teacher professional development; Netherlands

In order to support professional development of their teachers 14 Dutch secondary schools developed and implemented a series of interventions. The concept of School as Professional Learning Community was used to frame these school interventions. Data were collected through project documents, intervi...