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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between teachers' professional learning community (PLC) and school organizational effectiveness at the schools. The sample for this study was 380 elementary and junior high school teachers (including the supervisor) from 18 schools in Korea. The conclusions that resulted from data analysis are as follows. As teachers' professional learning community increases by 1, school organization effectiveness increases by .665. In addition, students' growth and learning, one of the sub-factors of professional learning community, increases by 1, school organization effectiveness increases by .298 and practice and continuous improvement increases by .312. In order to increase the school organization effectiveness based on these results, it is necessary to prepare various methods to activate the professional learning community of teachers.