Promoting an Environment of Professional Learning Community among Thai Teachers

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The environment in the school is supposed to be friendly and the importance of building a professional learning community (PLC) should be prioritised as it is an important criteriaof professional development.In this vein, the environment in the school is of vital importance to the development of professionalism among teachers, which concurs with many scholars and researchers. The school environment has a positive impact on teachers’ professional development, in today’s 21^st century. Therefore, administrators and teachers, need to be recognised as important and valuable quarters in creating a good environment of PLC in schools. The schools have always paid attention to the curriculum, activities in the school, teaching and learning of the students but if the PLC environment is not recognised, and then this may result in a failure of the school system. Hence, this article aims to highlight the importance of a PLC environment that encourages teachers in the professional learning community, to set their goals autonomously, together and this will ascertain their full potential. The aim of this article is also to encourage a school climate, which is friendly and creative in establishing a PLC environment: The Open Climate; The Autonomous Climate and The Familiar Climate. These are the key elements in creating a community environment of PLC that encompasses respect, trust, high morale, opportunity for input, continuous learning and social growth, cohesiveness, school renewal and caring.