Professional Learning Communities in A Delepoved Country: Practitioners' Perceptions

This book, "Professional Learning Communities in A Developed Country: Practitioners' Perceptions", is an overview of theory and practical integration for PLCs in a developed country, the United States of America. Eight school leaders of three types of schools were involved in this study. They were from high, medium and low-performance schools. The first chapter discusses the related issues that led to the carrying out of this study. Chapter Two discusses the definition of concepts, models and related previous studies of PLCs undertaken by other researchers. Chapter Three describes the data collection methods, including research design, sampling, instrumentation, data collection, and data analysis procedures. Chapter Four presents the research findings that including the specific phases of the initiation, support, and sustainability of PLCs implementation. The final chapter discusses the correlation between the current research and previous studies.

Muhammad Faizal A. Ghani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Management, Administration and Policy, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. His specialization is Educational Leadership and School Finance.