Perceptions of professional learning communities

Toward Conceptual Clarity

“…First, we included items and subscales from the Building Capacity for a Learning Community Questionnaire as developed by Sackney and colleagues (Sackney et al, 2005). In addition, we used items from the Professional Learning Community Assessment Questionnaire as developed by Huffman and Hipp (2003), as well as items from other existing instruments focused on leadership practices (Geijsel et al, 2009;Mulford et al, 2004). By combining these three questionnaires with a few newly designed items into one composite instrument, we covered the three capacities and eight underlying dimensions of the concept of PLCs suggested in our review of the literature (see Fig.…”

Professional Learning Community in Secondary Schools Community in Malaysia

“…This was with the agreement with and Huffman & Hipp (2003) which stated that an individual who stopped learning will cause his living to stop. In fact, Mandy (1995, 55) demonstrated that the current chosen organization is the learning organization which had been stated by Senge (1990, 4), a successful company in the future is the organization that emphasize the importance of learning.…”

“…Literature studies showed many materials on the importance of learning organization (Senge, 1990;Newmann & Wehlage, 1995;Meehan, Merrill L., Orletsky & Sandra 1999;Jasmin Muhammad, 1999;Zuraidah Abdullah, 2002;Huffman & Hipp, 2003;DuFour, DuFour, Eaker & Karhanek, 2004) which refers to the life-learning practice among the members of the school community. Results from a number of studies showed that a community which its culture depicted ongoing learning culture able to dominate in the 21st century.…”

“…Results from a number of studies showed that a community which its culture depicted ongoing learning culture able to dominate in the 21st century. In fact, an organization that does not have the learning organization is said to have no ability to i) predict and make an adaptation towards the surrounding, ii) underdeveloped, iii) difficult to learn effectively, iv) took a long time to change implementation, and v) don't have the capacity to initiate development based on every aspect (Senge, 1990;Meehan, Merrill L., Orletsky Dan Sandra 1999;Huffman & Hipp, 2003).…”

“…Therefore, took the initiative and submitting the new model, which can convey a message and a clear signal to the leaders and practitioners in education about the appearance of the culture of lifelong learning in school. This model was modified by Hipp and Huffman (2003), which combines the features of the Hord model (1997) and Fullan (1990). Fullan (1990) demonstrated the progression in school change is a process that occurs in phases, (based on a phase-by-phase) of the initial phase, the implementation and adoption.…”