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ERIC Number: EJ1280211
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2096-5311
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Unpacking the Relationship between Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities and Differentiated Instruction Practice
Wan, Sally Wai-Yan
ECNU Review of Education, v3 n4 p694-714 Dec 2020
Purpose: This exploratory study investigates the relationship between teachers' perceptions of professional learning communities (PLCs) and their differentiated instruction (DI) practice in a Hong Kong primary education context. Design/Approach/Methods: Three subsidized primary schools participated in the study. A total of 121 teachers completed surveys regarding their perceptions of PLC engagement and DI practice. Findings: Using principal component analysis, three dimensions of PLC engagement were identified: student learning, reflective dialogue, and shared and supportive leadership. Two distinctive PLC engagement profiles were generated based on cluster analysis: high PLC engagement and low PLC engagement. Teachers' PLC engagement profiles were correlated with their DI practices. Originality/Value: The findings have implications for fostering teacher engagement in PLCs. Increased teacher participation in PLCs has great potential for promoting the use of DI.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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