Leading Professional Learning Communities: Voices From Research and Practice

By S. Hord, William A. Sommers. 2007

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Exploring the relationships among instructional leadership, professional learning communities and teacher self-efficacy in China (2019, background): “, 2008) and enhanced teaching practices (Hord and Sommers, 2008; Vangrieken et al., 2017; Vescio et al., 2008).”
How Teachers Experience Principal Leadership: The Roles of Professional Community, Trust, Efficacy, and Shared Responsibility (2008, background): “…is more than just support; it includes shared values, a common focus on student learning, collaboration in the development of curriculum and instruction, the sharing of practices, and reflective dialogue (Kruse, Louis, & Bryk, 1995; see also Hord & Sommers, 2008; McLaughlin & Talbert, 2001).”
Novice teachers’ perceptions of school climate and self-efficacy (2014, methodology): “Studies by Hoy and Woolfolk (1993) and Ciani et al.”