The Benefits of Community Building and Participatory Leadership in an Interdisciplinary Virtual Professional Learning Community in Higher Education during COVID-19 and Post-Pandemic Times

The size of the PLC will depend to some extent on the PLC goals. However, typically a population of up to 10 members will be more focused and efficient and also promote a secondary goal of the PLC, which is a feeling of inclusion and broadening of interpersonal contacts by the participants.

Limitations and further prospects

This exploratory qualitative study focused on the case of PLCs in Westcliff University, Irvine, California, discussing their general outcomes. Although the authors expect its results to be applicable to a wide range of higher education institutions, local and cultural differences may limit their generalizability. The participants of self-reflection volunteered to participate, which may entail self-selection bias. Further prospects of research in this field may involve conducting similar studies in a wider variety of settings and conditions, with more participants involved, so as to make deeper insights into the phenomenon of PLCs, their specific features, and potential benefits for the participants, students, and universities as a whole.

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