Approaches to studying teacher collaboration for instructional improvement: A review of literature

H Weddle - Educational Research Review, 2022 - Elsevier
While prior literature reviews provide insights into the characteristics and outcomes of
teacher collaboration, they minimally address the theories and methods undergirding …

A review of the empirical research literature on PLCs for teachers in the Global South: evidence, implications, and directions

D Nguyen, E Boeren, S Maitra… - … development in education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents a review of 70 empirical articles focussing on professional learning
communities (PLCs) for teachers in the Global South. The review highlights an upward trend …

Exploring the relationships among instructional leadership, professional learning communities and teacher self-efficacy in China

X Zheng, H Yin, Z Li - … Management Administration & …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The study explored the relationships among instructional leadership, professional learning
community components, and teacher self-efficacy in the context of mainland China. Study …

Can professional learning communities promote teacher innovation? A multilevel moderated mediation analysis

S Liu, J Lu, H Yin - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2022 - Elsevier
This study developed and tested a multilevel moderated mediation model to examine
teacher creative self-efficacy as a mediator and innovative climate as a moderator in the …

The relationships among transformational leadership, professional learning communities and teachers' job satisfaction in China: What do the principals think?

J Zhang, Q Huang, J Xu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study explores the relationships among transformational leadership, professional
learning community (PLC) components, and teachers' job satisfaction from Chinese …

Facilitating professional learning communities in China: Do leadership practices and faculty trust matter?

H Yin, X Zheng - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2018 - Elsevier
This study examined the relationships between leadership practices, faculty trust, and
professional learning communities in the context of mainland China. A total of 1,095 …

Creating conditions for professional learning communities (PLCs) in schools in China: the role of school principals

Q Haiyan, W Allan - Professional development in education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
School principals play a key role in the creation and nurture of school conditions conducive
to Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). In China, whereas the term PLC itself is an …

Linking empowering leadership to innovative behavior in professional learning communities: the role of psychological empowerment and team psychological safety

J Zhu, J Yao, L Zhang - Asia Pacific Education Review, 2019 - Springer
This study investigates the mediating role of teachers' psychological empowerment and the
moderating role of team psychological safety in the relationship between empowering …

Exploring the effects of professional learning communities on teacher's self-efficacy and job satisfaction in Shanghai, China

J Zhang, H Yin, T Wang - Educational studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study explored the effects of professional learning communities (PLCs) on teachers' self-
efficacy and job satisfaction in Shanghai, China. Nine hundred and eighty-two school …

Professional learning communities count: Examining the relationship between faculty trust and teacher professional learning in Hong Kong kindergartens

H Yin, KH To, CPC Keung, WWY Tam - Teaching and teacher education, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examined the relationships between teachers' perceptions of faculty trust,
professional learning communities, and their professional learning among a sample of 2106 …