School culture creates a psychosocial environment that profoundly impacts teachers, administrators, students and shapes its organization. Besides, the school considered as learning community and should practice the Professional Learning Community (PLC). This descriptive correlational study examined the relationship between school culture and PLC. This study found that the school culture and PLC have moderate positive relationship (r=0.428). This research also provides ideas for future research by practitioners in this field.
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