A Program Evaluation of Professional Learning Communities to Support Professional Development and Student Learning

<p>For this program evaluation, I examined the effectiveness of Professional Learning Communities (PLC) with regard to how it supported professional development for teachers and student learning at Sunshine Elementary School (pseudonym). The literature reviewed argues that PLCs are viable venues to develop teacher competencies as well as improve student-learning outcomes when implemented with fidelity. The methods in this study included surveys and interviews from teachers, coaches and administrators. There was also a review of the student achievement data to examine results against the perceptions of the study participants. The results indicated areas that were working well, and areas that were not. In conclusion, the school needs to incorporate best practices to align with the research so that it may fully meet its goals. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Scott, Tiffany

Contributors dc:contributor

• Chair: Carol A. Burg, Ph.D.
• Committee Member: Dale Moxley, Ed.D.
• Dean’s Representative: Susan Moxley, Ed.D.

• Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
• Professional Development
• Collaboration
• Teacher Education
• Teaching and Learning
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Other Teacher Education and Professional Development

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/349

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1370