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A Qualitative Study Of Elementary Teachers' Perspectives Of Professional Learning Communities, Chanel Lee Bess
A Qualitative Study Of Elementary Teachers' Perspectives Of Professional Learning Communities, Chanel Lee Bess
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The purpose of this case study was to understand elementary teachers’ perspectives of professional learning communities (PLCs) in a Southeastern United States elementary school. The theories guiding this study were Bandura’s social theory and Herzberg, Mausner, and Synderman’s two-factor theory of motivation. The research questions included: (a) How do elementary teachers describe the purpose of a PLC? (b) How do elementary teachers describe the experiences in PLCs? and (c) What are elementary teachers’ perceptions of benefits and barriers of PLCs? This study aimed to explore the perspectives of elementary teachers in PLCs and the attitudes of these teachers who collaborate …