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Assessment of Professional Learning Community in Private Schools of Lahore

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  • Sajid Masood
  • Ghazal Khalid Siddiqui
  • Huma Lodhi

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The purpose of the study was to investigate existence of professional learning community (PLC) in five private schools of Lahore. The researcher used an instrument Professional Learning Community Assessment Revised developed and revised by Olivier, Hipp, and Huffman (2010) to collect data from 800 teachers from five private reputed schools of the Lahore. The sample was selected conveniently because of very limited to no access to certain schools. With response rate of 80% and reliability of .951 in local context the data were analyzed. The analysis revealed existence of all dimensions of PLC in all five schools of the Lahore. Supportive condition (structure) was perceived as dominant dimension of the PLC. Insignificant difference was identified between perceptions of male and female teachers. Moreover ANOVA revealed that in Heaven school and Custodian school two dimensions of the PLC, shared and supportive leadership and shared values and vision are practiced better than other three schools: Shining star, Grammar, and Hospitality. This research has identified existence of PLC in private schools of the Lahore and invites researchers to explore the same in public schools and further investigate relationship of PLC with school effectiveness, students’ achievement, teachers’’ professional development and other variables.

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  • Sajid Masood & Ghazal Khalid Siddiqui & Huma Lodhi, 2020. "Assessment of Professional Learning Community in Private Schools of Lahore," Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 6(2), pages 619-628, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:jbsree:v:6:y:2020:i:2:p:619-628
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v6i2.1201
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