Lesson study, collaboration and teacher efficacy: Stories from two school-based math lesson study groups

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 922-934

  Puchner, Laurel D ^a   Taylor, Ann R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Lesson study; Professional development; Self efficacy; Teacher collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749519581     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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