Studying and enhancing professional learning community for school effectiveness in Iceland

Improving school towards more effectiveness in terms of students learning is a complex task, influenced by contextual and cultural factors. Characteristics of effective schools are relatively well known in the literature, but the relationship of those is still controversial. Many questions are still...

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Main Author: Sigur_ardottir, Anna Kristín
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 2023
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Online Access:https://revistas.uam.es/reice/article/view/10047
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Summary:Improving school towards more effectiveness in terms of students learning is a complex task, influenced by contextual and cultural factors. Characteristics of effective schools are relatively well known in the literature, but the relationship of those is still controversial. Many questions are still unanswered on effective ways of improving schools. Even though Hopkins (2001) claims that “we know enough about the theory and practice of educational change to successfully improve schools” (16), educationalists all over the world are dealing with this task with different success. Mejorar la escuela hacia una mayor eficacia en términos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes es una tarea compleja, influenciada por factores contextuales y culturales. Las características de las escuelas efectivas son relativamente bien conocidas en la literatura, pero la relación entre ellas sigue siendo controvertida. Muchas preguntas siguen sin respuesta sobre formas efectivas de mejorar las escuelas. Aunque Hopkins (2001) afirma que "sabemos lo suficiente sobre la teoría y la práctica del cambio educativo para mejorar con éxito las escuelas" (16), los educadores de todo el mundo están tratando esta tarea con un éxito diferente.