Lesson Study has been actively introduced from Japan to various parts of the world, starting with the US. Such introduction is heavily connected with a focus on mathematics education and there is a strong misconception that Lesson Study is only for mathematics or science. The introduction is usually done at the departmental or form level and there has been a strong question about its sustainability in schools.

This book comprehensively explores the idea of Lesson Study for Learning Community (LSLC) and suggests that reform for the culture of the school is needed in order to change...

Lesson Study for Learning Community (LSLC) represents an approach of lesson study that emerged in Japan in the 1990 s which has been studied intensively by educators and researchers worldwide to develop professional learning communities for teachers to improve student learning. The model, which involves all subject teachers of the same grade level observing a lesson together, provides a possible solution to unified school reform policies regardless of subject department a practice that is as yet, not commonly researched in Asian countries outside of Japan. The book s theoretical foundation...