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Leading Professional Learning Communities to Support University Teachers’ Continuing Professional Development: Possibilities and Challenges in China

Authors
Jiaqi Dai1, *
1Institute of Education, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
*Corresponding author. Email: zctpjda@ucl.ac.uk
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Jiaqi Dai
Available Online 19 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_126How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Professional learning community (PLC); continuing professional development (CPD); higher educational institutions (HEIs); distributed leadership
Abstract

Scholars have focused their attention on teacher development in higher educational institutions (HEIs) as a result of ongoing globalization and educational reforms. Western countries have introduced and employed PLCs into school systems since the 1990s, while in Asian countries like China, the concept is still in its infancy. Based on the analysis of the existing literature on professional learning community (PLC) and continuing teacher development (CPD), this paper explains the role of leadership, especially instructional and distributed leadership, in supporting CPD through the creation of effective PLCs. It discusses the complicated organizational structure of HEIs and specific challenges in Chinese HEIs’ PLCs and sheds light on some of the recommendations for Chinese university leaders to develop and sustain effective PLCs.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 November 2022
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978-2-494069-05-3
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_126How to use a DOI?
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