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An Evaluation Of Implementation And Effectiveness Of Professional Learning Communities In Minnesota Public Schools, James R. Johnson
An Evaluation Of Implementation And Effectiveness Of Professional Learning Communities In Minnesota Public Schools, James R. Johnson
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
Abstract
In 1985, professional learning community (PLC) pioneers, Shirley Hord, Richard DuFour and Robert Eaker undertook an exploration of the concept of teachers working in small groups or learning communities. Participants in these initial learning communities shared common experiences, ideas, practices, and developed strategies to address issues they faced in their work with students (Hord 1997; DuFour & Eaker 1998). This concept was supported by McLaughlin and Talbert (1993) when they suggested that, given the opportunity for collaborative inquiry, veteran teachers will share the wisdom they have gained through experience in a way that allows improved teaching practices for all …
The Relationship Between Decision And Teacher Morale, Roger M. Esterbrooks
The Relationship Between Decision And Teacher Morale, Roger M. Esterbrooks
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
THE PROBLEM:
Participative decision-making and morale have been proposed as variables that may significantly affect- the ability of an organization to achieve its end, the educational achievement of its students. One's decisional condition can vary, however: he/she could participate in decisions less than, as much as, or more than he/she preferred. These conditions are labelled decisional deprivation, decisional equilibrium, and decisional saturation. This study tested for significant differences in levels of morale among those three groups. A lesser consideration was the correlation of two continua of decisional condition with morale, ranging from: (1) deprivation through equilibrium to saturation, and (2) …