Professional learning communities and teacher well‐being? A comparative analysis of primary schools in England and Finland

Autor: Pirjo-Liisa Poikonen, Graham Vulliamy, Rosemary Webb, Seppo Hämäläinen, Anneli Sarja
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Oxford Review of Education. 35:405-422
ISSN: 1465-3915
0305-4985
DOI: 10.1080/03054980902935008
Popis: The article is a comparative analysis of the policy and practice of professional learning communities (PLCs) in primary schools in England and Finland. The concept of PLC has become a globally fashionable one and has been explicitly advocated in policy documents in both countries. Drawing from a database of qualitative semi‐structured interviews with primary teachers, four key themes affecting their work and well‐being are identified: the primary school community; collaborative working; continuing professional development and trust and accountability. The realities of PLCs as experienced by primary teachers in each country are contrasted. Similarities in teachers’ responses were found, especially in examples of education policy borrowing. However, the different cultural contexts in each country resulted in some fundamental differences that strongly influenced the nature of, and possibilities for, school PLCs. While ideal notions of PLCs may be difficult to realise, it is argued that it is an important con...
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