Book review: Reforming lesson study in Japan: theories of action for schools as learning communities

by Yuta Suzuki

First published - 2022

Imprint - Routledge

Pages - 198

Review DOI

“Reforming Lesson Study in Japan: Theories of Action for Schools as Learning Communities” by Associate Professor Yuta Suzaki is an addition to the World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS)-Routledge Lesson Study book series. This book draws on significant insights and profound experiences of Japanese educators and researchers, including university professors, school principals and teachers, who had actively facilitated the process of school reforms for School as Learning Community (SLC) across varying educational contexts in Japan.

As its title suggests, this book’s central theme is reforming...