Promoting teacher learning in trustful kindergartens: The mediation of professional learning communities

Hongbiao YIN, Ken TO, Pui Chi Chrysa KEUNG, Winnie Wing Yi TAM

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Abstract

This study examined the relationships between faculty trust, professional learning communities and teacher professional learning among a sample of 2120 kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong. Faculty trust was examined through trust in colleagues, trust in the principal and trust in parents to explore the effects of organizational factors in details. The results showed that professional learning communities significantly mediated the positive effects of faculty trust on teacher professional learning. However, while trust in colleagues exerted a positive effect on teacher professional learning, the effects of trust in parents and trust in the principals were found to be negative and having no significant effect respectively. Kindergartens are recommended to promote teacher learning through enhancing faculty trust and professional learning communities. Copyright © 2019 AERA.

Conference

Conference2019 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: Leveraging Education Research in a “Post-Truth” Era: Multimodal Narratives to Democratize Evidence
Abbreviated titleAERA 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period05/04/1909/04/19
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Citation

Yin, H., To, K., Keung, C. P. C., & Tam, W. W. Y. (2019, April). Promoting teacher learning in trustful kindergartens: The mediation of professional learning communities. Paper presented at The American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA 2019): Paper session of international collaborations and perspectives on teacher learning, Toronto, Canada.

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