Principals and the Professional Learning Community: Learning to Mobilize Knowledge

The purpose of this paper is to use the Objective Knowledge Growth Framework (OKGF) in the development and maintenance of the Canadian Principal Learning Network (CPLN) to advance principals' knowledge and skills in the area of decision making. First, the paper presents the inception of the CPL...

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Published inJournal of Education Research (Print) no. 247; p. 86
Main Author Lenehan, Katia
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Taipei Angle Publishing Co., Ltd 01.01.2014
Subjects
Communities of Practice
Community Relations
Decision making
Educational leadership
Educational Policy
Electronic Learning
Instructional Leadership
Online instruction
Principals
Professional Training
Researchers
School principals
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to use the Objective Knowledge Growth Framework (OKGF) in the development and maintenance of the Canadian Principal Learning Network (CPLN) to advance principals' knowledge and skills in the area of decision making. First, the paper presents the inception of the CPLN, to assist principals in making decisions and resolving common problems. Second, the evolution of the CPLN web site is presented and recount the challenges faced and collaborative solved by principals. Finally, the paper describes the OKGF based on the critical rationalism of Karl Popper and how principals, engaging and interacting in an online learning community (CPLN) informed their decision-making process. The paper mindfully assembled an international team of researchers with administration experience, curriculum knowledge and pedagogy, and whose research interests lay in educational leadership, education administration, change theory, educational policy and professional learning. Also in addition, principals who
ISSN:1680-6360