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The Use Of Principal Professional Learning Communities By Secondary Principals In Minnesota, Nicole K. Rittenour
The Use Of Principal Professional Learning Communities By Secondary Principals In Minnesota, Nicole K. Rittenour
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
Principals in Minnesota are required to remain current in knowledge of leadership for relicensure and evaluation purposes. One method used by Minnesota principals to increase their leadership capacity using the latest teaching and learning research strategies, is the professional learning community (PLC). Limited research is available on principals’ professional learning communities in Minnesota and the challenges to participate in them. The study provides an examination of principal professional learning communities and how Minnesota school district principals use collaboration to increase their knowledge in the field of administration.
Barth (1985b) suggested “the principal is the head learner . . . and …