About: The Role of Conversation, Contention, and Commitment in a Professional Learning Community

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Name:	The Role of Conversation, Contention, and Commitment in a Professional Learning Community
ID:	m14270
Language:	English (en)
Summary:	The process of creating a professional learning community can be difficult, lengthy, and incredibly rewarding. Based on the author’s experiences working as an administrator in a professional learning community school, this article discusses the role that conversation, contention, and commitment play in the development of a PLC, and includes specific suggestions and strategies for school leaders engaged in building a professional learning community in their own schools.
Subject:	Social Sciences
Keywords:	collaboration, culture, leadership, organizational behavior, Professional learning community
Document Type:	-//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License:	Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0

Authors:	Parry Graham (parrygraham@hotmail.com)
Copyright Holders:	Parry Graham (parrygraham@hotmail.com)
Maintainers:	National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (tcreigh@vt.edu)

Latest version:	1.1 (history)
First publication date:	Jan 18, 2007 11:04 am US/Central
Last revision to module:	Jan 22, 2007 1:25 pm US/Central

Module XML:	m14270_1.1.cnxml

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Version:	1.1 Jan 22, 2007 1:25 pm US/Central by National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
Changes:	new

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