Reforming Lesson Study in Japan

Yuta Suzuki is an associate professor in the Institute for Liberal Arts (ILA) at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Tokyo and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Tokyo. He received his PhD in Education from the University of Tokyo. He was a Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and a project lecturer at the University of Tokyo. He received Seiichi Tejima Research Award (Book Award) For FY 2023 for Reforming Lesson Study in Japan following the Japan School Improvement Research Association Award in 2022. His previous books include Formation and Development of Teachers’ Professional Community: A Genealogy of Research on School Reform in the United States (in Japanese) (Keiso Shobo, 2018) (Japanese Association of School Education Award 2019), Essence of Education and Teacher Learning, coauthored (in Japanese) (Gakubunsya, 2019), and Reggio Children’s Wonder of Learning: Early Childhood Education at Reggio Emilia, (Japanese joint translation) (Access Publishing, 2011). His articles include "Teachers Professional Discourse in a Japanese Lesson Study", International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 216-231 (2012). His research interests include lesson study, school reform, action research, teachers’ professionalism, professional learning, and professional community.

• 1. Introduction: Theory of Action in School Reform for School as Learning Community (SLC): A Research Part I 2. Formation of the Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC at Hamanogo Elementary School (HGE): A Focus on the Principal Who Spearheaded the Initial Stage 3. Formation of the Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC at Hamanogo Elementary School (HGE): A Focus on the Research Department in the Initial Stage 4. Development of the Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC at Hamanogo Elementary School (HGE): A Focus on Caring in the Second Stage Part II 5. Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC at Hiromi Elementary School (HME) 6. Formation of the Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC at Gakuyo Junior High School (GYJ) 7. Development of the Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC at Gakuyo Junior High School (GYJ) Part III 8. Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC at Kakioka Junior High School (KOJ) 9. Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC at the Secondary School Attached to the Faculty of Education, The University of Tokyo (UTS) 10. Conclusion: Characteristics of Theory of Action in School Reform for SLC

"Suzuki's publication of comprehensive rescarch on SLC and lesson study in Japan is one of the most valuable accomplishments and a worthwhile attempt to disseminate Japanese school reform overseas from the perspective of action research today. From this perspective, this book is not only important as anoutstanding study that meets high academic standards but will also be of extreme value as SLC and lesson study gain international attention and expand globally."An excerpt of a review by Professor Masamichi Ueno in Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, no.18, March 2024.