Diffusion of an educational innovation: A case study of "lesson study"

• Project/Area Number: 24330237
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Naruto University of Education
• Principal Investigator: ONO YUMIKO 鳴門教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 教授 (20177273)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SAKAMOTO Robin 杏林大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (10460023) ; CHIKAMORI Kensuke 鳴門教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 教授 (40108874) ; MAEDA Mitsuko 大阪女学院大学, 国際・英語学部, 教授 (70454668) ; ABE Tateo 東北文教大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (80706440) ; ISHIZAKA Hiroki 鳴門教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 准教授 (20537493)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥10,660,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,460,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
• Keywords: 授業研究 / イノベーション理論 / リフレクション / 授業改善 / 継続的現職研修 / イノベーション / 教育開発 / ボロウイング / レンディング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined diffusion process of an innovation (lesson study) after the termination of a project (JICA) in the Philippines, Indonesia and South Africa.
In the Philippine, lesson study was "reinvented" as "macro demonstration teaching" to acknowledge best student teachers. In Indonesia, lesson study has been endorsed as effective professional development by central and local government. On the other hand, in South Africa, no evidence was confirmed that lesson study was sustained after the project termination. It is suggested that diffusion of innovation like lesson study depend on long term commitment by an agent like university.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] インドネシアにおける「科学的方法」についての理解：新カリキュラムと授業研究実践の分析から (2014)
  • Author(s): 前田美子・小野由美子
  • Journal Title: 鳴門教育大学国際教育協力研究 Volume: ８ Pages: 1-8
  • NAID: 110009895667
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Transforming practice through pre-service recognition: An innovative use of lesson study in the Philippines (2014)
  • Author(s): Robin Sakamoto and Yumiko Ono
  • Journal Title: 鳴門教育大学国際教育協力研究 Volume: 8 Pages: 9-16
  • NAID: 110009895668
  • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] How Reflective are Lesson Study Discussion Sessions? Developing an Instrument to Analyze Collective Reflection (2013)
  • Author(s): Ono, Y., Chikamori, K. & Rogan, J.M.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Education Volume: 5(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 52-66
  • DOI: 10.5296/ije.v5i3.3847
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] インドネシアにおける算数科授業研究の一考察 (2013)
  • Author(s): 阿部建夫・小野由美子
  • Journal Title: 鳴門教育大学国際教育協力研究 Volume: 7 Pages: 21-27
  • NAID: 110009895659
• [Journal Article] A Lesson Study approach to improving a biology lesson (2013)
  • Author(s): Chikamori, Ono, Rogan
  • Journal Title: African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Volume: 17(1)(印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Scientific inquiry activities in the context of development cooperation (2015)
  • Author(s): Mitsuko Maeda and Yumiko Ono
  • Organizer: Comparative and International Education Society
  • Place of Presentation: Washington D.C.（ホテル・ヒルトン）
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-11
• [Presentation] How successful are the borrowing and lending scientific inquiry activities in developing countries? (2015)
  • Author(s): Mitsuko Maeda and Yumiko Ono
  • Organizer: Comparative Education Society in Hong Kong
  • Place of Presentation: the University of Hong Kong（香港）
  • Year and Date: 2015-02-07
• [Presentation] Inquiry activities in science classes: Better accomplished by the scientific method or by formulaic performance? (2014)
  • Author(s): Mitsuko Maeda and Yumiko Ono
  • Organizer: World Association of Lesson Studies
  • Place of Presentation: Indonesia University of Education (インドネシア・バンドン市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-27
• [Presentation] Strengthening lesson observation skills as the basis for reflection (2014)
  • Author(s): Yumiko Ono and Hatsue Kimura
  • Organizer: World Association of Lesson Studies
  • Place of Presentation: Indonesian University of Education（インドネシア・バンドン市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-26
• [Presentation] Transforming practice through pre-service recognition (2014)
  • Author(s): Robin Sakamoto
  • Organizer: Japan US Teacher Education Consortium
  • Place of Presentation: 東京学芸大学（東京都小金井市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-18 – 2014-09-21
• [Presentation] A comparative study of teachers' insights into effective mathematic lesson (2014)
  • Author(s): Ono, Y., Chikamori, K., Maeda, M., Nakamura, S., & Rogan, J.M.
  • Organizer: Southern African Association of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
  • Place of Presentation: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univesity (South Africa)
• [Presentation] ケニア初等教育における授業研究の課題 (2014)
  • Author(s): 小野由美子・中島基恵・赤井秀行・小澤大成
  • Organizer: アフリカ教育開発研究フォーラム
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪大学豊中キャンパス（大阪府吹田市）
• [Presentation] Changes in post-lesson discussions over time based on type and level (2013)
  • Author(s): Chikamori, Ono, Rogan
  • Organizer: Southern African Association of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technogy Education
  • Place of Presentation: 南アフリカ・ウェスタンケープ大学(南アフリカ共和国)
  • Year and Date: 2013-01-17
• [Presentation] Cross-country analysis of teacher reflection in lesson study (2013)
  • Author(s): Ono, Y., Chikamori, K., & Rogan, J.M.
  • Organizer: World Association of Lesson Studies
  • Place of Presentation: Gotheｎburg（Sweden）
• [Presentation] Levels of Reflection during lesson study discussion sessions (2012)
  • Author(s): Ono, Chikamori, Rogan
  • Organizer: World Association of Lesson Studies
  • Place of Presentation: シンガポール国立教育学院(シンガポール共和国)
  • Year and Date: 2012-11-29