Content analysis of project reports identified five factors contributing to PLC formation (common interests, communication systems, mutual learning, collaborative work, UNAL values) and three hindering factors (administrative management, project scheduling, personal non-compliance)¶

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Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-13 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Inductive content analysis of final project reports identified common interests, communication systems, mutual learning, collaborative work, and UNAL values as factors contributing to PLC formation. → Layton-Jaramillo 2025 q2 i? The same analysis identified administrative management, project scheduling, and personal non-compliance as factors hindering PLC consolidation. → Layton-Jaramillo 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Layton-Jaramillo 2025¶

Layton-Jaramillo, S.E., Duarte-Velasco, O.G., Aguaded-Ramírez, E.M., & Carrillo-Rosúa, F.J. (2025). Innovation in university science teaching through professional learning communities. Journal of Technology and Science Education, 15(1), 142-161. https://doi.org/10.3926/jotse.3115

q2 · i? · design · r2

Inductive content analysis of teams' interim and final reports (analyzed in Nvivo) yielded the contributing categories; "common interests were recognized as the primary factor for joining and/or developing an innovation initiative within I3P".

"Regarding the factors that helped the teams consolidate as PLC, the following categories were identified: common interests, communication systems, mutual learning, collaborative work, and UNAL values."

Layton-Jaramillo 2025 (2)¶

Layton-Jaramillo, S.E., Duarte-Velasco, O.G., Aguaded-Ramírez, E.M., & Carrillo-Rosúa, F.J. (2025). Innovation in university science teaching through professional learning communities. Journal of Technology and Science Education, 15(1), 142-161. https://doi.org/10.3926/jotse.3115

q2 · i? · design · r2

Content analysis of project reports identified three hindering categories, illustrated by team quotes on "the administrative timelines required to submit a request to the university", fund disbursement delays, and a member's unfulfilled commitments.

"On the other hand, regarding the factors that hindered the consolidation of PLCs during the execution of the project, three categories were identified: administrative management, project scheduling, and personal non-compliance."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The 15 pedagogical innovation projects benefited approximately 1,800 students and produced improvements in problematic aspects of science teaching and learning at UNAL — related
• Teams from all three I3P calls functioned as PLCs at the implementation stage, with no statistically significant differences between calls across the five PLC dimensions — related
• Teams consolidated as PLCs regardless of the type of prior connections that formed them, with no significant differences across connection types — related