School principals and professional learning communities: Towards the necessary skills
In school, studies show many advantages to work in Professional Learning Communities. Studies show that school principals have limited skills to implant this new structure. The aim of our qualitative study is to identify the necessary skills to implant and make this new structure progress. The study was led with 15 school principals from three provinces. Five main skills are important: 1) articulating a vision and assuming an educational leadership; 2) developing a culture of trust and collaboration; 3) managing, and raising awareness and 5) mobilize teachers, students and parents. Knowledge of the new pedagogical practices is considered useful as are the attitudes,of being open to teachers’ suggestions, being respectful, and not judging their actions.