Lesson study in a global world

![CDATA[Lesson Study is a Japanese model for teacher professional learning that has recently attracted world attention particularly within the mathematics education community. It is a highly structured process of teacher collaboration, observation, reflection and practice. The world focus has been mainly due to the work of American researchers such as Stigler and Hiebert (1998, 1999), Lewis and Tsuchida (1998) and Fernandez (2002). These researchers have documented Lesson Study from the perspective of their social, cultural and educational contexts. In order to develop a deeper understanding of Lesson Study in a post-modern global world, there is a need to seek views beyond those presented from an American perspective. This paper will provide further additional perspectives from an Australian view (with a focus upon teacher as leader), and a Malaysian view (with a focus upon pre-service education). The aim is to develop an understanding of how the different contexts have influenced the structure and implementation of the Lesson Study model.]]