Professional Learning Community in Secondary Schools Community in Malaysia

Zuraidah Abdullah (University of Malaya)
Muhammad Faizal A. Ghani (University of Malaya)

Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)
Vol 8, No 3: August 2014

This paper outlines a research towards an initial assessment of the stage of the PLC in secondary schools in Malaysians secondary school with teachers as the main focus. A brief philosophy of the importance of learning organization and its development in various countries was reviewed and incorporated by the current situations, leading to the objectives and methodology for this study. The result showed the teachers can be active in their learning and improving their schools as to enhance the learning performance of the students in the first four characteristic dimensions refer to the practice of shared values, goals, mission and vision among teachers which play an important role in shaping the PLC in secondary school.