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Showing 1 to 20 of 92 for “"PLCs"”.
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Integrated reporting in Sri Lankan PLCs
… decision by Sri Lankan Public Listed Companies (PLCs) from different perspectives. The thesis adopts an institutional theory with special reference to institutional isomorphism and institutional entrepreneurs as a theoretical framework for describing and analysing how external and internal forces …
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Runtime Monitoring of PLCs In Critical Real-Time Systems
Critical real-time systems have become a popular target for cyber attacks. Attack vectors exist all the way from the application level down to the hardware level. This paper explores a variety of attack vectors for critical real-time systems with special focus on programmable logic controllers. We …
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Avoiding Cultural Calamities: Exploring The Influence Of Culture In Intercultural PLCs At An International School
… context of professional learning communities (PLCs) at an international school. This study utilized Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory as the theoretical framework and drew from DuFour and Eaker’s characteristics of effective PLCs. This instrumental case study focused on one international …
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Exploring the Perceptions of the Effectiveness of PLCs by Teachers in a Rural Middle/High School
… to explore how effective teachers perceive their PLCs to be. Of particular interest was the possible effects that the teachers’ years of experience and/or the level of certification had on those perceptions. The researcher sought to determine how the teacher population of one rural Georgia school …
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An Analysis of Variance in Teacher Self-Efficacy Levels Dependent on Participation Time in Professional Learning Communities
… time spent in professional learning communities (PLCs). In this cross-sectional study, 123 teachers from two similarly profiled high schools in one, New Jersey urban public school district were surveyed using the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran and Hoy, 2001). An independent …
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The Impact of Professional Learning Collaboration on Teacher and Team Development
… of professional learning communities (PLCs) to teacher development and team development. Research and data assert that PLCs are a vehicle through which to affect school improvement, building student achievement. Attributes and characteristics of PLCs are documented in literature; …
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Teacher Perceptions of Mandated Collaboration Through Professional Learning Communities
… engagement in professional learning communities (PLCs). The rule represented the convergence of two possibly conflicting ideals: mandated change and PLCs. Districts were permitted autonomy over how to implement and develop rubrics for the evaluation of professional growth resulting from PLCs. The …
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Professional Learning Communities Effectiveness on Teacher Learning as Perceived by Title I Elementary Teachers: A Case Study
<p>Professional learning communities (PLCs) have undergone decades of research as an improvement strategy for schools. PLCs are known to foster a collaborative culture among educators through shared learning. Teachers can improve their effectiveness by strengthening their pedagogical practices, …
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A comparative case study of 21st century focused professional development (PD) embedded within biology professional learning communities (PLCs) among 3 high schools in a single school district
… of professional learning communities (PLCs) becomes more common across our school, it is important to understand how they fit with the development and personal growth of our teachers. Teachers, especially teachers of science, are expected to stay abreast of best practices in enhancing …
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What support does teacher professional development policy offer professional learning communities?: an analysis of the integrated strategic planning framework for teacher development and education in South Africa
… for the development and sustainability of PLCs and to compare the approach to professional development proposed in the framework to that associated with theoretical notions of PLCs.
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Perceptions of Novice Elementary School Special Education Teachers Regarding the Impact of Professional Learning Communities on Teacher Retention
… school SPED teachers' perceptions regarding PLCs. Specifically, this study examined how elementary school SPED teachers' perceptions of PLCs affect the retention of this group of teachers. Themes from this study may indicate what schools can do to make their PLCs more meaningful for the SPED …
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Professional Learning Communities: Structures and Implementation for Small Middle Schools and Singleton Teachers
… for students. One struggle with implementing PLCs comes about when you have singleton teachers who do not have a colleague who teaches the same grade and content as them. This study reviewed the research-based PLC implementation strategies used at one small middle school. The main research …
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Private School K-12 Educator Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities Based On Years of Experience
… of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) as viewed through the lens of Central California private school teachers based on years of experience. The necessity for the research derived from the utilization of PLCs as an effective training methodology for private school educators. PLCs …
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Teachers’ Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities
… throughout the nation claim to be implementing PLCs by engaging in activities like book studies, attending conferences, or district led meetings. Simply labeling a meeting or initiative as a PLC does not align with the central tenets of true PLCs, and do not increase teaching practices or …
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Developing and nurturing professional learning communities: principles used by elementary administrators /
… were demonstrating observable characteristics of PLCs, this study documented and described the strategies and actions taken by the principals to move their schools forward. Data collection included the use of open-ended interviews as well as observations capturing the means by which the principals …
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A Phosphoinositide-Specific Phospholipase C of Trypanosoma Cruzi: Unique Characteristics of a Delta-Type Homologue
… similar to those of mammalian delta-type PI-PLCs. The TcPI-PLC gene is expressed at high levels in the epimastigote and amastigote stages of the parasite, and its expression is induced during the differentiation of trypomastigotes into amastigotes, where it associates to the plasma membrane. …
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Implementing transformational, professional learning communities in an urban elementary school: An autoethnographic case study
… period of professional learning communities (PLCs) at an urban elementary school in New Jersey. I sought to uncover the relationship between the principal's leadership behaviors, vision, and systemic planning and the development of transformational professional learning communities (PLCs) at …
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Individual and collective teacher efficacy and the relationship to quality professional learning communities
… is related to quality PLC implementation. PLCs, also referred to in the literature as communities of practice (Hord, 1997), are adopted by school districts whose goal is to increase student achievement by changing their focus toward student learning and collaborative practices among …
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Shifting Professional Culture in Catholic Schools: A Case Study
… of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) at three Catholic schools in a large Midwestern Archdiocese and the impact on the schools' professional cultures. The three-article dissertation structure is used to reflect separately on the stages of problem identification, designing the …
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