Approaches to Strengthen Learning Community for Improvement in Learning Outcomes

Abstract

Learning Communities have huge potential in exchanging experiences and forming a 
collective knowledge on the basis of interaction among individuals. Learning communities are 
such environment where persons come together to obtain or share knowledge, to learn, to 
discuss and to be with other. A good learning community provides a conducive environment for 
teaching learning process and directly influences the learning outcomes.  This qualitative study 
was conducted on a sample of 40 government secondary school principals selected from the 
Aligarh district of U.P. The researcher administered a self constructed structured Interview 
schedule based on 8 questions for data collection and the gathered information was analyzed 
through qualitative method. The analysis of the data gives interesting results regarding the 
various approaches like collaborative learning, respecting diversity, Standards-based 
curriculum, action plan in schools, fostering transformative approaches, provide equal 
importance to students, discussion among teachers and student and formal conferences which 
must be helpfulin strengthening learning communities.