The Relationship Between Teacher Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities And Shared And Supportive Leadership

<p>This study is an exploration of leadership practices that develop and sustain a professional learning community (PLC). It explores teacher perceptions of these leadership practices. Findings include descriptions of teacher perceptions of leadership practices as they relate to shared and supportive leadership, shared values and vision, collective learning, supportive conditions, and shared personal practice. This study utilized the five Madison County (KY) middle schools to assess the relationship between teachers’ perceptions of shared and supportive leadership practices and the other indicators of an effective Professional Learning Community. The characteristics evaluated included teachers’ perceptions of professional learning through PLCs along with the following characteristics of effective PLCs – structural conditions, supportive relational conditions, shared values and vision, and shared and supportive leadership. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2020

Author dc:creator

• Hunter, Alicia

• Educational Leadership
• Teacher Education and Professional Development

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2020 Alicia Hunter

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/660

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1658