Problematizing lesson study and its impacts: Studying a highly contextualised approach to professional learning

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 203-214

  Hadfield, Mark ^a   Jopling, Michael ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact; Lesson study; Professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984693612     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2016.08.001     Document Type: Article

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