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ERIC Number: EJ672312
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
A U.S.-Japan Lesson Study Collaboration Reveals Critical Lenses for Examining Practice.
Fernandez, Clea; Cannon, Joanna; Chokshi, Sonal
Teaching and Teacher Education, v19 n2 p171-85 Feb 2003
Describes a professional development initiative based on implementing Japanese lesson study in a U.S. school. Japanese teachers acted as lesson study coaches. Researchers documented processes engaged in by participants. There were many crucial differences between groups. American teachers found it difficult to sustain a vision of teaching as a site for their learning.(SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Collaboration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Japan