Teachers' Professional Learning Communities in China
A Mixed-Method Study on Shanghai Primary Schools
1st Edition
Published on 6. May 2022
Book
Hardback
162 pages
978-1-032-25947-5 (ISBN)
Description
The book investigates how Chinese professional learning communities (PLCs) shape the professional practice of teachers and their psychological well-being.
Adopting a mixed research approach, the author explores the influence of PLCs on teachers' self-efficacy, commitment and job satisfaction in a number of schools in Shanghai, China. The study contributes to our understanding of PLC outcomes from the Chinese perspective, enriches our knowledge of how PLCs promote teachers' psychological well-being, and also sheds light on how the practices of PLCs can be influenced by various institutional and socio-cultural forces.
The book will be of interest to academics and students studying professional learning communities, teacher professional learning and professional development, school effectiveness and school improvement, and Chinese schooling.
Adopting a mixed research approach, the author explores the influence of PLCs on teachers' self-efficacy, commitment and job satisfaction in a number of schools in Shanghai, China. The study contributes to our understanding of PLC outcomes from the Chinese perspective, enriches our knowledge of how PLCs promote teachers' psychological well-being, and also sheds light on how the practices of PLCs can be influenced by various institutional and socio-cultural forces.
The book will be of interest to academics and students studying professional learning communities, teacher professional learning and professional development, school effectiveness and school improvement, and Chinese schooling.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Illustrations
33 s/w Abbildungen, 33 s/w Zeichnungen, 12 s/w Tabellen
12 Tables, black and white; 33 Line drawings, black and white; 33 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-25947-5 (9781032259475)
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Jia Zhang
Teachers' Professional Learning Communities in China
A Mixed-Method Study on Shanghai Primary Schools
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05/2024
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Teachers' Professional Learning Communities in China
A Mixed-Method Study on Shanghai Primary Schools
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05/2022
1st Edition
Routledge
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Jia Zhang
Teachers' Professional Learning Communities in China
A Mixed-Method Study on Shanghai Primary Schools
E-Book
05/2022
1st Edition
Routledge
€55.49
Available for download
Person
Jia Zhang is an associate professor at the College of Education, Zhejiang University. Her research interests include teacher development, educational leadership and school improvement. Her recent publications appear in Educational Management, Administration & Leadership, Teachers and Teaching, and Educational Studies.
Content
1. Introduction 2. The concept of professional learning communities and its effects on teachers 3. Understanding professional learning communities in a Chinese context 4. Testing a conceptual model to understand the development of professional learning communities in China 5. The relationship of professional learning communities with teacher efficacy, commitment and job satisfaction 6. How professional learning communities affect teacher efficacy, commitment and job satisfaction in Chinese schools 7. Barriers to the development of professional learning communities in Chinese schools 8. Concluding remarks