Towards a comprehensive and dynamic conceptual framework to research and enact professional learning communities in the context of secondary education

Pierre Van Meeuwen; Fred Huijboom; Ellen Rusman; Marjan Vermeulen; Jeroen Imants

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Towards a comprehensive and dynamic conceptual framework to research and enact professional learning communities in the context of secondary education

Pierre Van Meeuwen^*, Fred Huijboom, Ellen Rusman, Marjan Vermeulen, Jeroen Imants

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The past two decades research on teachers’ professional development focusses increasingly on professional learning communities (PLCs). Based on a literature search a conceptual framework was developed including a comprehensive PLC-concept. Comprehensive because it takes into account the complexity of the educational context. The PLC-concept outlining 11 characteristics, is embedded in a framework, containing five external factors that influence. The framework was evaluated by interviewing educational experts. The literature search and the interviews showed a great diversity of distinct PLC characteristics and a wide range of external influencing factors. Based on expert interviews, no essential elements appeared to be lacking in the framework, moreover no other perspectives on the framework were mentioned. An additional search on recent literature confirmed the constructed framework. As yet we concluded that the developed concept is sufficiently comprehensive and feasible for conducting research on PLCs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	405-427
Number of pages	23
Journal	European Journal of Teacher Education
Volume	43
Issue number	3
Early online date	2 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02619768.2019.1693993
Publication status	Published - 26 May 2020

Keywords

Professional learning community,
PLC characteristics
Community of Practice
Professional learning community
community of practice and PLC characteristics
IMPACT
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
EFFICACY
ROLES
COLLABORATION
WORK

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Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) as learning environments for teachers: An in-depth examination of the development of seven PLCs and influencing factors
Huijboom, F., Van Meeuwen, P., Rusman, E. & Vermeulen, M., Dec 2021, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 31, A, 14 p., 100566.
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De ontwikkeling van een zevental Professionele Leer Gemeenschappen (PLG-en) in beeld gebracht: gemeten veranderingen van vormgevende kenmerken en sturingsfactoren in de loop van twee jaar onderzoek
Huijboom, F., Van Meeuwen, P., Rusman, E. & Vermeulen, M., 27 Jun 2019. 4 p.
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Towards a comprehensive and dynamic conceptual framework to research and enact professional learning communities in the context of secondary education. / Van Meeuwen, Pierre; Huijboom, Fred; Rusman, Ellen et al.
In: European Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 43, No. 3, 26.05.2020, p. 405-427.

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De ontwikkeling van een zevental Professionele Leer Gemeenschappen (PLG-en) in beeld gebracht: gemeten veranderingen van vormgevende kenmerken en sturingsfactoren in de loop van twee jaar onderzoek

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