Reforming Lesson Study in Japan: Theories of Action for Schools as Learning Communities (WALS-Routledge Lesson Study Series)

This book elucidates the formation and development of theories of action in school reforms under the Schools as Learning Communities movement, from its inception in 1998 in select Japanese elementary schools, junior high schools, and secondary schools. While growing international interest in Japanese lesson study is in pursuit of a 'standard' lesson study, Suzuki offers a unique perspective into school reforms under the movement, and how they resisted the standardization of lesson study out of concerns that it would limit a teacher's autonomous judgement and choice. Through a theory-of-action approach in its examination of the pilot schools for the Schools as Learning Communities movement, 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 the Schools as Learning Communities movement? Why did the school reform for the Schools as Learning Communities movement evolve from an elementary school to the junior high schools and high schools? This book provides a theoretical foundation for reviewing the past efforts and histories of Japanese lesson study reforms, and will interest academics looking for insights into the future of lesson study--

• | Author: Yuta Suzuki
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Mar 31, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 198 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0367517485
• | ISBN-13: 9780367517489