The many faces of lesson study and learning study
Author(s): Keith Wood, (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam) Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the contributions to the current issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper is intended to stimulate a discussion about the nature of lesson study (LS), its use in initial teacher education (ITE) and the role of […]
Improving teacher learning: variation in conceptions of learning study
Author(s): Guy Durden, (Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK) Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify teachers’ conceptions of learning study in order to provide the basis for an application of phenomenography/variation theory (PVT) to the improvement of teachers’ learning about learning study. Design/methodology/approach A phenomenographic study based on semi-structured interviews with […]
A literature review of lesson study in initial teacher education: Perspectives about learning and observation
Author(s): Deborah Lynn Sorton Larssen, (Department of Teacher Education, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway) Wasyl Cajkler, (School of Education, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK Reidar Mosvold, (Department of Teacher Education, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway) Raymond Bjuland, (Department of Teacher Education, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway) Nina Helgevold, (Department of Teacher Education, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway) Janne Fauskanger, (Department of Teacher Education, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway) Phil Wood, (School of Education, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK) Fay Baldry, (School of […]
Learning study is “hard”: case of pre-service biology teachers in British Columbia
Author(s): Yuen Sze Michelle Tan, (Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a pilot learning study (LS) comprising of three biology pre-service teachers (PSTs) in British Columbia, which took place during an initial teacher education (ITE) course and school-based practicum. The study explored PSTs’ learning experiences, […]
Spreading lesson study in pre-service teacher instruction
Author(s): Maria Laura Angelini, (Department of English, Universidad Catolica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain) Neus Álvarez, (Department of English, Universidad Catolica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain) Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of pre-service teachers (PSTs) who used lesson study on a five-week school-based teaching placement. The paper analyses 12 undergraduate PSTs’ perceptions of the way […]