Support, Leadership and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in Education

The authors present an integrated perspective on contemporary education through the interrelated concepts of support, educational leadership, and professional learning communities. They explore how supportive environments, responsible leadership, and collaborative professional cultures contribute to the development of schools as learning organisations. Drawing on interdisciplinary theory and selected international examples, the authors link conceptual frameworks with practical solutions for teachers, school leaders, and educational institutions. Particular attention is given to the role of trust, cooperation, and continuous professional learning in improving the quality and sustainability of education. The book offers both theoretical reflection and practical guidance for building inclusive, collaborative, and future-oriented educational systems.

Dr hab. Beata Mydlowska is Professor at the University of Social and Medical Sciences in Warsaw, Poland. Her research interests are school development, teacher education and ethos, labour market, rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders, support for people with disabilities and vocational reintegration.

Dr hab. Stefan Michal Kwiatkowski is Professor at The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland. His research focuses on educational leadership, labour pedagogy, future competencies, vocational education, teacher professional development, and education-labour market relations.

Dr hab. Inetta Nowosad, Associate Professor, is Head of the Department of School Pedagogy, University of Zielona Góra, Poland. Her research focuses on school improvement and effectiveness, educational change, quality of education, and conditions of school development at both institutional and system levels.