Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 13, Issue 1, Article 3 (Jun., 2012) S M HAFIZUR RAHMAN Influence of professional learning community (PLC) on learning a constructivist teaching approach (POE): A case of secondary science teachers in Bangladesh Previous Contents Next

Purpose and Research Questions

The present study thus offers an exploration of how secondary science teachers’ learning in a professional learning community influences the ways in which participant teachers learn about a constructivist teaching approach. To address this issue, this paper sets two research questions. These are,

1. To what extent do participant science teachers engage in a Professional Learning Community?

2. How can establishing a Professional Learning Community influence the ways in which these teachers learn about a constructivist teaching approach (POE)?