Analyzing the Why and How of Local Learning: Focus on 'School as Learning Community'

چکیده مقاله

In this paper the aim was to analyze why and how local learning should take place based on the principles of 'school as learningcommunity” (Sato, 2014). The study was the research method of phenomenological qualitative research which mainly uses lived experience as data. The studyanalyzedlivedexperiences, documentedinterviews, and related documents. The results showed that that the Network for School as Learning Community in Iran can be discussed in socio-cultural as well as in economic- politicalframeworks. In thethird millennium, thephilosophy of lifelong learningin generaland locallearning in particular shows that education in Iran has been radically affected by new changes in the global area. The analyses and discussions in this work show that social andeducational developments, digital Learningthrough ICT, and new approaches to education including school as learning community “have affected socio-cultural context of learning more than its economic- political context.Enhancing the quality of learning through collaboration and through the growth of local awareness can provide further developments in teaching. School as Learning Communityis shown to be a effective tool for the improvement of the effectiveness of the teaching-learning processes in schools. The study shows that the relationships between local, social, and cultural contexts are more evident in social relations and less evident in occupational and organizational situations.