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What Makes a School a Learning Organisation?

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  • Marco Kools

    (OECD)

  • Louise Stoll

    (University College London)

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What are the characteristics of a school as learning organisation? This paper should be seen as an attempt to work towards a common understanding of the school as learning organisation concept that is both solidly founded in the literature and is recognisable to all parties involved, i.e. educators, policy makers, parents and others alike. The paper provides an in-depth analysis of the learning organisation literature in general, and within a school context. It identifies and operationalises the characteristics of the school as learning organisation in an integrated model that consists of seven overarching ‘action-oriented’ dimensions: 1) developing and sharing a vision centred on the learning of all students; 2) creating and supporting continuous learning opportunities for all staff; 3) promoting team learning and collaboration among staff; 4) establishing a culture of inquiry, innovation and exploration; 5) establishing embedded systems for collecting and exchanging knowledge and learning; 6) learning with and from the external environment and larger learning system; and 7) modelling and growing learning leadership. The dimensions and underlying key characteristics are intended to provide practical guidance on how schools can transform themselves into a learning organisation and ultimately enhance student outcomes. Quelles sont les caractéristiques d’une école comme structure d’apprentissage? Ce document devrait être considéré comme une tentative d’obtenir une compréhension commune du concept de l’école comme structure d’apprentissage, qui est à la fois solidement ancré dans la littérature et reconnaissable par toutes les parties prenantes, c’est-à-dire éducateurs, décideurs politiques, parents et autres parties prenantes. Le document fournit une analyse détaillée de la littérature sur la structure d’apprentissage en général, et au sein d’un contexte scolaire. Il identifie et opérationnalise les caractéristiques de l’école comme structure d’apprentissage en un model intégré qui consiste en sept dimensions globales axées sur les actions: 1) développer et partager une vision centrée sur l’apprentissage de tous les étudiants; 2) créer et encourager des opportunités de formation en continu pour tout membre du personnel; 3) promouvoir l’apprentissage en équipe et la collaboration entre les membres du personnel ; 4) établir une culture de recherche, d’innovation et d’investigation; 5) établir un système intégré de collecte et d’échange de connaissances et d’enseignements; 6) apprendre avec et depuis l’environnement externe et un système éducatif plus large; 7) façonner et développer le leadership dans l’enseignement. Les dimensions et caractéristiques fondamentales sous-jacentes ont pour but de fournir une aide pratique sur la façon dont les écoles peuvent s’auto-transformer en une structure d’apprentissage et ainsi améliorer les résultats des étudiants.

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  • Marco Kools & Louise Stoll, 2016. "What Makes a School a Learning Organisation?," OECD Education Working Papers 137, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaab:137-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jlwm62b3bvh-en
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    1. Owusu Victor Kwarteng & Gregar Ales & Ntsiful Alex, 2021. "Organizational diversity and competency-based performance: The mediating role of employee commitment and job satisfaction," Management & Marketing, Sciendo, vol. 16(4), pages 352-369, December.
    2. María Luisa Sierra-Huedo & Ana C. Romea & Marina Aguareles, 2023. "Are Schools Learning Organizations? An Empirical Study in Spain, Bulgaria, Italy, and Turkey," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-18, September.
    3. Eka Jeladze & Kai Pata, 2018. "Smart, Digitally Enhanced Learning Ecosystems: Bottlenecks to Sustainability in Georgia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-19, July.

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