Relationships Among Professional Learning Communities, School Academic Optimism, and Student Achievement in Alabama Middle and High Schools

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of the research on professional learning communities (PLCs), the construct of academic optimism, and student achievement. This research used a non-experimental survey design with data gathered from public middle and high schools in a Southeastern state. The research reviewed was that presented in published articles in refereed, scholarly journals and publications 1977-2009. Preliminary results show relationships among professional learning communities, academic optimism, and student achievement.

Author

• Amanda Hitson Cassity, The University of Alabama