From organizational learning to professional learning communities

Karen Seashore Louis; Kenneth Leithwood

doi:10.1201/9781003077459-13

From organizational learning to professional learning communities

Karen Seashore Louis, Kenneth Leithwood

Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development

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Abstract

Organizing and learning are essentially antithetical processes, which means the phrase "organizational learning" qualifies as an oxymoron. To learn is to disorganize and increase variety. To organize is to forget and reduce variety.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Organizational Learning in Schools
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	275-285
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000099539
ISBN (Print)	9789026515408
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003077459-13
State	Published - Dec 17 2021

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