Teacher collaborative learning through the lesson study: Identifying pathways for instructional success in a Singapore high school

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 565-572

  Lawrence, Christine Anne ^a   Chong, Wan Har ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF EDUCATION   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Lesson study; Qualitative study; Singapore; Teacher collaborative learning; Teacher efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049294151     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12564-010-9103-3     Document Type: Article

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