Professional learning communities and system improvement

Improving Schools

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-181

  Harris, Alma ^a   Jones, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Twynrhodyn Primary School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

distributed leadership; professional learning communities; school effectiveness; school improvement; school reform; system improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956196804     PISSN: 13654802     EISSN: 14757583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1365480210376487     Document Type: Article

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