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A Study on the Relationships among Teachers’ Positive Leadership,
Professional Learning Communities, and Student Learning Effectiveness in Senior and Vocational High Schools: The Views
of Teachers Participating in Professional Development Programs
Author : Hsieh-Chih Lai & Chin-Hsiang Yen
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Abstract：
The main objectives of the study are to explore the current circumstances regarding teachers’ positive leadership, professional learning communities, and student learning effectiveness in senior and vocational high schools from the views of teachers participating in professional development programs, and to analyze the relationships between these three variables by using a mediated effects model. To achieve these objectives, this study adopted a questionnaire survey. The sample comprised of 876 teachers participating in a professional development program from 120 senior and vocational high schools in Taiwan. The study used product- moment correlation and structural equation modeling to carry out statistical analysis. The conclusions indicated the following: Performance was low relatively in the dimensions of “doing emotional management well” pertaining to teachers’ positive leadership, “school support situation” regarding professional learning communities, and “student academic achievement” with regard to student learning effectiveness. The correlations among these three variables were found, and the relationship was close. Tested by mediated-effects model, it was found that teachers’ positive leadership has significant indirect effects on student learning effectiveness mediated by professional learning communities.
Keywords：teachers’ positive leadership, professional learning communities, student learning effectiveness, practice program for professional development
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