Introduction: Conceptual overview of lesson study

Lesson Study Research and Practice in Mathematics Education: Learning Together

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-12

  Murata, Aki ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84865442999     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9941-9_1     Document Type: Editorial

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