Dianne F. Olivier
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
6 Papers
Dianne F. Olivier is an academic researcher from University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The author has contributed to research in topics: Professional learning community & Professional development. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
Creating individual and organizational readiness for change: conceptualization of system readiness for change in school education
TL;DR: Readiness for change is a multi-dimensional, multi-level, multifaceted construct as discussed by the authors, and it is arguably one of the most important factors involved in individuals' initial support for change initiat...
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Global conceptualization of the professional learning community process: transitioning from country perspectives to international commonalities
Jane B. Huffman,Dianne F. Olivier,Ting Wang,Peiying Chen,Salleh Hairon,Nicholas Sun-Keung Pang +5 more
TL;DR: The authors seek to find common PLC structures and actions among global educational systems to enhance understanding and practice and recognize the importance of considering viewpoints of multiple global systems.
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Professional learning community process in the United States: conceptualization of the process and district support for schools
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors share a professional learning community conceptual framework from the US and highlight recent findings relating to district level support for the PLC process in schools, and reveal the importance of transformative and proactive district involvement, and the use of transparency, trust, accountabil...
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Responding to the pressing yet unrecognized needs of student-parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
TL;DR: The urgent closures of campuses nationwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic have presented unforeseen challenges to college students, who already showed concerning rates of mental health conditions and suicidality as discussed by the authors.
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Leadership Capacity and Collective Efficacy: Interacting to Sustain Student Learning in a Professional Learning Community:
TL;DR: This article explored a reciprocal relationship between leadership capacity and collective efficacy in a pre-K-8 school in the Southern United States that continually advances as a professional teacher in a self-directed manner.