Reforming Lesson Study in Japan: Theories of Action for Schools as Learning Communities Suzuki Yuta
Reforming Lesson Study in Japan: Theories of Action for Schools as Learning Communities Suzuki Yuta This book elucidates the formation and development of theories of action in school reforms for…
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Reforming Lesson Study in Japan: Theories of Action for Schools as Learning Communities Suzuki Yuta
This book elucidates the formation and development of theories of action in school reforms for Schools as Learning Communities (SLC) during ten years from its inception in 1998 in select Japanese elementary schools, junior high schools, and one secondary school. While growing international interest in Japanese lesson study is in pursuit of a standard lesson study, Suzuki offers a unique perspective into school reforms for SLC and how they resisted the standardization of lesson study out of concerns that it would limit a teacher's autonomous judgment and choice.Through a theory-of-action approach in its examination of the pilot schools for SLC, this book clarifies:Why did teachers reform lesson study?What were the difficulties in reforming lesson study?Why were teachers working on school reform for SLC?Why did the school reform for SLC