How Japanese schools build a professional learning community by lesson study

International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-25

  Chichibu, Toshiya ^a   Kihara, Toshiyuki ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action research; In service training; Japan; Lesson study; Primary schools; Professional learning community; Secondary schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877349148     PISSN: 20468253     EISSN: 20468261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20468251311290105     Document Type: Article

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