Why is school reform sustained even after a project? A case study of Bac Giang Province, Vietnam

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-287

  Saito, Eisuke ^a   Khong, Thi Diem Hang ^b   Tsukui, Atsushi ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Freelance researcher and translator   (Singapore)

^c Development Studies Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lesson study; Lesson study for learning community; Professional development; School reform; Sustainability; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859216038     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-011-9173-y     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Bac Giang Statistics Office. (2009). Niên giám thống kê ti{hook above}nh Bǎ́c Giang [Bac Giang statistical yearbook 2008]. Hanoi, Vietnam: Statistical Publishing House.
2. Brookfield, S. D. (1993). Understanding consulting as an adult education process. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 58, 5-13.
3. Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design. London, UK: Sage Publications.
4. Creswell, J. W. (2008). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
5. Datnow, A. (2005). The sustainability of comprehensive school reform models in changing district and state contexts. Educational Administration Quarterly, 41(1), 121-153.
6. Drysdale, L., Goode, H., & Gurr, D. (2009). An Australian model of successful school leadership: Moving from success to sustainability. Journal of Educational Administration, 47(6), 697-708.
7. Dudley, P. (2007). Lessons for learning: Using lesson study to innovate, develop and transfer pedagogic approaches and metapedagogy. London, UK: TLRP. Retrieved from http://www.bera.ac.uk/lesson-study/.
8. Fernandez, C., & Yoshida, M. (2004). Lesson study: A Japanese approach to improving mathematics, teaching and learning. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
9. Gersten, R., Chard, D., & Baker, S. (2000). Factors enhancing sustained use of research-based instructional practices. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33(5), 445-457.
10. Giles, C., & Hargreaves, A. (2006). The sustainability of innovative schools as learning organizations and professional learning communities during standardized reform. Educational Administration Quarterly, 42(1), 124-156.
11. Goodson, I., Moore, S., & Hargreaves, A. (2006). Teacher nostalgia and the sustainability of reform: The generation and degeneration of teachers' missions, memory, and meaning. Educational Administration Quarterly, 42(1), 42-61.
12. Grimes, J., Kurns, S., Tilly, W. D., & II, I. (2006). Sustainability: An enduring commitment to success. School Psychology Review, 35(2), 224-244.
13. Guhn, M. (2009). Insights from successful and unsuccessful implementations of school reform programs. Journal of Educational Change, 10, 337-363.
14. Hargreaves, A. (1998). The emotional practice of teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 14(8), 835-854.
15. Hargreaves, A. (2005). Educational change takes ages: Life, career and generational factors in teachers' emotional responses to educational change. Teaching and Teacher Education, 21(8), 967-983.
16. Hargreaves, A., & Fink, D. (2003). Sustaining leadership. Phi Delta Kappan, 84(9), 693-700.
17. Hargreaves, A., & Fink, D. (2006). Sustaining leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
18. Hargreaves, A., & Goodson, I. (2006). Educational change over time? The sustainability and nonsustainability of three decades of secondary school change and continuity. Educational Administration Quarterly, 42(1), 3-41.
19. Harmon, H. L., Gordanier, J., Henry, L., & George, A. (2007). Changing teaching practices in rural schools. The Rural Educator, 28(2), 8-12.
20. Huberman, A. M., & Miles, M. B. (1984). Innovation up close: How school improvement works. New York, NY: Plenum Press.
21. Inagaki, T., & Sato, M. (1996). Jugyo kenkyu nyumon [Introduction to lesson study]. Tokyo, Japan: Iwanami Shoten.
22. Inprasitha, M. (2008). Thailand's experience in lesson study for enhancing quality in education. Paper presented at the First International Conference in Lesson Study, Bandung, Indonesia.
23. Japan International Cooperation Agency. (2007a). Report of school-based activity in fiscal year 2006. Tokyo, Japan: Japan International Cooperation Agency.
24. Japan International Cooperation Agency. (2007b). Syuuryouji hyoka chosa kekka yoyakuhyo [Summary Table of Final Evaluation]. Tokyo, Japan: Japan International Cooperation Agency. Retrieved from http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/ProjDoc027.nsf/VIEWJCSearchX/0586A09553560D00492576D300260A2A?OpenDocument&pv=VW02040105&pid=2B895195452D494C492575D100355289.
25. Kilbane, J. F., Jr. (2009). Factors in sustaining professional learning community. NASSP Bulletin, 93(3), 184-205.
26. Lai, M. K., McNaughton, S., Timperley, H., & Hsiao, S. (2009). Sustaining continued acceleration in reading comprehension achievement following an intervention. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 21(1), 81-100.
27. Lewis, C., Perry, R., & Hurd, J. (2004). A deeper look at lesson study. Educational Leadership, 61(5), 18-22.
28. Lim, C. S., White, A. L., & Chiew, C. M. (2005, November). Promoting mathematics teacher collaboration through lesson study: What can we learn from two countries' experience? Paper presented at the Mathematics Education into the 21st Century Project, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
29. Main, K., & Bryer, F. (2007). A framework for research into Australian middle school practice. The Australian Educational Researcher, 34(2), 91-105.
30. McIntyre, E., & Kyle, D. (2006). The success and failure of one mandated reform for young children. Teaching and Teacher Education, 22, 1130-1144.
31. Ministry of Education and Training. (2008). Chi{hook above} thi{dot below} về viê{dot below}c phát d{stroke}ô{dot below}ng phong trào thi d{stroke}ua "Xây du{horn, dot below}ng tru{horn}o{horn}̀ng ho{dot below}c thân thiê{dot below}n, ho{dot below}c sinh tích cu{horn, dot below}c" trong các tru{horn}o{horn}̀ng phô{hook above} thông giai d{stroke}oa{dot below}n 2008-2013 [Directive on the launch of the movement "Creating friendly schools with active children" in general education schools from 2008-2013] (Reference No. 40/2008/CT-BGDD{stroke}T). Hanoi, Vietnam: Author.
32. Ministry of Education and Training. (2009). Quyết d{stroke}i{dot below}nh về viê{dot below}c ban hành khung kế hoa{dot below}ch tho{horn}̀i gian nǎm ho{dot below}c 2009-2010 cu{hook above}a giáo du{dot below}c mầm non, giáo du{dot below}c phô{hook above} thông và giáo du{dot below}c thu{horn}o{horn}̀ng xuyên [Decision on the issue of the timeframe for the academic year of 2009-2010 for preschool, general, and regular education] (Reference No. 4385/QD{stroke}-BGDD{stroke}T). Hanoi, Vietnam: Author.
33. Ose, T., & Sato, M. (2000). Gakko wo tsukuri [Establishing a school]. Tokyo, Japan: Shogakkan.
34. Ose, T., & Sato, M. (2003). Gakko wo kaeru [Changing a school]. Tokyo, Japan: Shogakkan.
35. Plan Vietnam Office. (2010). Tài liê{dot below}u hu{horn}o{horn}́ng dẫn sinh hoa{dot below}t chuyên môn [Guidelines on professional teachers' meetings]. Hanoi, Vietnam: Author.
36. Ruthven, K. (2005). Improving the development and warranting of good practice in teaching. Cambridge Journal of Education, 35(3), 407-426.
37. Saito, E., Do, T. H., & Khong, T. D. H. (2010). Echoing with the voices of victims: Reflection on Vietnamese lessons on the Japanese experiences of atomic bombs. Improving Schools, 13(3), 221-234.
38. Saito, E., Harun, I., Kuboki, I., & Sumar, H. (2007). A study on the partnership between school and university to improve mathematics and science education in Indonesia. International Journal of Educational Development, 27(2), 194-204.
39. Saito, E., Harun, I., Kuboki, I., & Tachibana, H. (2006a). Indonesian lesson study in practice: Case study of Indonesian mathematics science teacher education project. Journal of In-service Education, 32(2), 171-184.
40. Saito, E., Sumar, H., Harun, I., Ibrohim, K. I., & Tachibana, H. (2006b). Development of school-based in-service training under an Indonesian mathematics and science teacher education project. Improving Schools, 9(1), 47-59.
41. Saito, E., & Tsukui, A. (2008). Challenging common sense: Cases of school reform for learning community under an international cooperation project in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam. International Journal of Educational Development, 28(5), 571-584.
42. Saito, E., Tsukui, A., & Tanaka, Y. (2008). Problems on professional development of primary teachers in Vietnam: Case of Bac Giang Province. International Journal of Educational Development, 28(1), 89-103.
43. Sato, M. (2006a). Gakko no choseusen [Challenges faced by schools]. Tokyo, Japan: Shogakkan.
44. Sato, M. (2006b). Gakko saisei no tetsugaku [Philosophy for school restoration]. Gendai Shisou [Review of Modern Thoughts], 35(5), 93-105.
45. Sato, M., & Sato, M. (2003). Kouritsu cyugakkou no chousen [Challenge of a public junior high school]. Tokyo, Japan: Gyousei.
46. Sindelar, P. T., Shearer, D. K., Yendol-Hoppey, D., & Liebert, T. W. (2006). The sustainability of inclusive school reform. Exceptional Children, 72(3), 317-331.
47. Socialist Republic of Vietnam. (2005). Quyết d{stroke}i{dot below}nh cu{hook above}a Thu{hook above} tu{horn}o{horn}́ng Chính phu{hook above} về viê{dot below}c phê duyê{dot below}t d{stroke}ề án "Xây du{horn, dot below}ng, nâng cao chất lu{horn}o{horn, dot below}ng d{stroke}ô{dot below}i ngũ nhà giáo và cán bô{dot below} qua{hook above}n lý giáo du{dot below}c giai d{stroke}oa{dot below}n 2005-2010" [Decision by the prime minister on the approval of the project "Develop and improve the quality of teachers, school managers, and local educational authorities from 2005-2010"] (Reference No. 09/2005/QD{stroke}-TTg). Hanoi, Vietnam: Author.
48. Stevens, R. J. (2004). Why do educational innovations come and go? What do we know? What can we do? Teaching and Teacher Education, 20, 389-396.
49. Stigler, J. W., & Hiebert, J. (1999). The teaching gap: Best ideas from the world's teachers for improving education in the classroom. New York, NY: Free Press.
50. Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
51. Stringfield, S., Reynolds, D., & Schaffer, E. C. (2008). Improving secondary students' academic achievement through a focus on reform reliability: 4- and 9-year findings from the High Reliability Schools Project. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 19(4), 409-428.
52. Taylor, J. E. (2006). The struggle to survive: Examining the sustainability of schools' comprehensive school reform efforts. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 11(3/4), 331-352.
53. Thuy, N. T., Dekker, R., & Goedhart, M. J. (2008). Preparing Vietnamese student teachers for teaching with a student-centered approach. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 11(1), 61-81.
54. Wheeler, C. W., Bui, L. C., Phung, T. N.-H., & Ho, T. T. H. (2011, February). Lesson study in Vietnam: A country report. Paper presented at the 23rd UNESCO-APEID Hiroshima Seminar on Innovation and Reform in Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, Hiroshima, Japan.
55. Wheeler, C. W., Phung, T. N-H., Bui, L. C., & Ho, T. T. H. (2007, November). Lesson, Vietnamese style: Bringing meaning to a hollow shell. Paper presented at the International Conference of the World Association of Lesson Studies, Hong Kong, China.
56. White, L., & Southwell, B. (2003). Lesson study project: Evaluation report. New South Wales, Australia: NSW Department of Education and Training.
57. Wood, D. (2007). Teachers' learning communities: Catalyst for change or a new infrastructure for the status quo? Teachers College Record, 109(3), 699-739.
58. Wood, K., & Mohd Tuah, G. (2008). The impact of lesson study on teachers in Brunei Darussalam. Paper presented at the International Conference of the World Association of Lesson Studies, Hong Kong, China.