RecordNumber
2371
Author
Huang, Rongjin
Crop_Body
Rongjin Huang, Yoshinori Shimizu
Title of Article
Improving teaching, developing teachers and teacher educators, and linking theory and practice through lesson study in mathematics: an international perspective
Title Of Journal
ZDM Mathematics Education
PublishInfo
FIZ Karlsruhe
Publication Year
2016
Issue Number
48
Page
393–409
Keywords
Lesson study , Learning study , Teacher learning , Student learning , Collaborative learning community , Theory and practice
Abstract
This introductory article aims to provide a synthesis
of the state-of-the art studies on lesson study with
in-service mathematics teachers and an outlook on the
entire issue. First, we report a systematic literature review
on lesson study with in-service mathematics teachers. The
findings are synthesized into four themes that include conceptualization
of lesson study, theoretical perspectives on
research on lesson study, benefits of implementing lesson
study, and challenges in adapting lesson study. Then,
we briefly introduce the articles in the current issue under
four clusters. These are conceptualizations and adaptation
of lesson study, teacher learning and improving teaching
through lesson study, knowledgeable others’ learning, and
interplay between theory and practice through lesson study.
The literature review and the other articles in this special
issue provide a ground for readers to reflect critically on the
current research on and practice of lesson study and to discuss
future directions for the development of lesson study.