The emerging landscape of school-based professional learning communities in South Korean schools |
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| Authors: | Moosung Lee Jihyun Kim |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Maths, University of Canberra, ACT, AustraliaMooSung.Lee@canberra.edu.au;3. Educational Policy, Michigan State University, Michigan, MI, USA |
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| Abstract: | AbstractOver the last decade, school-based professional learning communities (PLCs) have emerged as a key feature of the education system in South Korea. To understand this relatively new phenomenon in the context of South Korea, we provide a review of research on school-based PLCs in South Korea and an empirical analysis of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2008 with a focus on school-based PLCs. Based on our findings from the literature review and analysis of the TALIS, we aim to provide a fuller picture of the emerging landscape of school-based PLCs in South Korean schools. In so doing, we focus on what constitutes school-based PLCs in South Korean schools and how they are similar to and/or different from their counterparts in other countries. Implications for policy, practice, and research are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | School-based professional learning communities South Korea TALIS school improvement |
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