Teachers' Professional Learning Communities in China

<p>The book investigates how Chinese professional learning communities (PLCs) shape the professional practice of teachers and their psychological well-being.</p><p>Adopting a mixed research approach the author explores the influence of PLCs on teachers’ self-efficacy commitment and job satisfaction in a number of schools in Shanghai China. The study contributes to our understanding of PLC outcomes from the Chinese perspective enriches our knowledge of how PLCs promote teachers’ psychological well-being and also sheds light on how the practices of PLCs can be influenced by various institutional and socio-cultural forces.</p><p>The book will be of interest to academics and students studying professional learning communities teacher professional learning and professional development school effectiveness and school improvement and Chinese schooling.</p>