Professional learning communities and job satisfaction in Icelandic preschools

• Published in: Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
• Main Authors: Björnsdóttir, Sveinbjörg, Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður Margrét, Jóhannesdóttir, Anna Margrét
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2021
• Subjects: preschool; preschool teacher; unqualified teacher; professional learning community; job satisfaction; leikskóli; leikskólakennari; leiðbeinandi; faglegt lærdómssamfélag; starfsánægja; Huffman; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/tuuom/article/view/3393; https://doi.org/10.24270/tuuom.2021.30.4

The aim of the study was to shed light on the situation of a professional learning community within Icelandic preschools and its connection with the educational position and job satisfaction of staff, other than formal leaders.Numerous attempts have been made to capture the practices and characteris...