Date of Award
January 2020
Degree Type
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
First Advisor
Charles S. Hausman
Department Affiliation
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Second Advisor
Robert Biggin
Department Affiliation
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Third Advisor
Stella Ann Burns
Department Affiliation
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Abstract
This study is an exploration of leadership practices that develop and sustain a professional learning community (PLC). It explores teacher perceptions of these leadership practices. Findings include descriptions of teacher perceptions of leadership practices as they relate to shared and supportive leadership, shared values and vision, collective learning, supportive conditions, and shared personal practice. This study utilized the five Madison County (KY) middle schools to assess the relationship between teachers’ perceptions of shared and supportive leadership practices and the other indicators of an effective Professional Learning Community. The characteristics evaluated included teachers’ perceptions of professional learning through PLCs along with the following characteristics of effective PLCs – structural conditions, supportive relational conditions, shared values and vision, and shared and supportive leadership.
Copyright
Copyright 2020 Alicia Hunter
Recommended Citation
Hunter, Alicia, "The Relationship Between Teacher Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities And Shared And Supportive Leadership" (2020). Online Theses and Dissertations. 660.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/660
