Understanding Teacher Learning in Professional Learning Communities in China

• One of the first monographs that explores the nature and dynamics of professional learning communities in China targeting English readers

• Reveals the diversity of PLCs around the world and promotes a greater understanding of PLC practices in a non-Western context

• Proposes a new perspective to understand the reasons and rationales for China’s successful implementation of PLC practices, even in a highly hierarchical and bureaucratic education system

• Presents an in-depth case study, as rich empirical data were collected from substantial fieldwork