Departmental PLCs in secondary schools: the importance of transformational leadership, teacher autonomy, and teachers' self-efficacy

• Published in: Educational studies Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 282 - 301
• Main Authors: Valckx, Jasja, Vanderlinde, R., Devos, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dorchester-on-Thames Routledge 03.05.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Autonomy; Collaboration; Collective responsibility; Communities of Practice; Departments; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Learning; Mathematics; Path analysis; Principals; Professional Autonomy; Professional development; professional learning communities (PLCs); Responsibility; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary schools; Self Concept Measures; Self Efficacy; Student teacher relationship; teacher autonomy; Teachers; teachers' self-efficacy; Transformational Leadership; Belgium

Professional learning communities (PLCs) are considered ideal contexts for teachers' professional development and school improvement. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the interplay between PLC characteristics (i.e. collective responsibility, reflective dialogue, and deprivatized practice)...