Lesson Study for non-japanese

is jugyo kenkyu possible outside Japan?

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Abstract

Teaching is a cultural activity, and as such, it is governed by mental frameworks that shape behaviors. Jugyo Kenkyu, or Lesson Study, as it is known worldwide, is part of the Japanese educational system aimed at improving the teaching of primary school teachers and has been implemented in other cultures. Given the complexity and Japanese cultural bases of Jugyo Kenkyu, it is essential to identify approaches, distances, and obstacles when applying them in non-Japanese school spheres, as reported by Japanese educators and researchers and materialized in a systematic review called Snowballing. The review was based on eight scientific works, filtered by descriptors and inclusion criteria designed in a protocol, whose main results pointed to the use of the planning-implementation-reflection cycle (approximation); treating Lesson Study as a workshop, disregarding long-term objectives, focusing on the teacher and not on teaching (distancing); lack of administrative and governmental support (obstacle). 

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MARIA ALICE VEIGA FERREIRA DE SOUZA Souza, Instituto Federal do Espirito Santo

Doctorado en Resolución de Problemas por la Universidad de Lisboa (2014), en Enseñanza de Números Racionales por la Universidad Rutgers – Newark – Estados Unidos de América (2018) y en Fracciones desde la Perspectiva de la Medición por la Universidad Rutgers – Newark – Estados Unidos (2024), Doctor en Psicología de la Educación Matemática por la Universidad Estadual de Campinas (2007), Maestría en Educación Matemática por la Universidad Federal de Espírito Santo (2001), licenciada en Matemáticas por la Universidad Federal de Espíritu Santo (1995). Es profesora titular del Instituto Federal de Espírito Santo, donde actúa principalmente en el Postgrado Strictu Senso en Educación en Ciencias y Matemáticas. Está interesado en la docencia, investigación y extensión vinculada a la formación de docentes que imparten matemáticas, en Resolución de Problemas, Estudio de Lecciones, Psicología Cognitiva vinculada al proceso de pensamiento matemático, estadística y aplicaciones matemáticas en el área de Educación, Ciencias, Matemáticas. e Ingeniería.

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2025-08-31

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Souza, M. A. V. F. D. S. (2025). Lesson Study for non-japanese: is jugyo kenkyu possible outside Japan? . Revista Paranaense De Educação Matemática, 14(34), 01–25. https://doi.org/10.33871/rpem.2025.14.34.10314

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