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	Lektionsstudie	Klassrums­observation	Curriculumanalys
Ämnesområde	Fältmetoder	Fältmetoder	Fältmetoder
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	Late 19th century Japan; international dissemination from 1999	1960s (Flanders Interaction Analysis); refined through 1990s–2000s	1949 (Tyler); 1980s–2000s (Posner's analytic framework)
Upphovsperson	Japanese elementary school teachers (formalized); introduced to Western research by James Stigler & James Hiebert	Ned Flanders (systematic interaction analysis); Robert Pianta et al. (CLASS system)	George J. Posner (systematic framework); Ralph Tyler (foundational rationale)
Typ	Collaborative practitioner inquiry / professional development research	Qualitative and quantitative observational research	Qualitative / mixed document analysis
Ursprungskälla	Stigler, J. W., & Hiebert, J. (1999). The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom. Free Press. ISBN: 978-0684852744	Flanders, N. A. (1970). Analyzing Teaching Behavior. Addison-Wesley.	Posner, G. J. (2004). Analyzing the Curriculum (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0072823899
Alias	Jugyou Kenkyuu, LS, collaborative lesson research, teaching study	classroom observation research, structured classroom observation, instructional observation, lesson observation	curriculum evaluation, curriculum review, syllabus analysis, curriculum appraisal
Närliggande	5	6	6
Sammanfattning	Lesson study is a structured, cyclical form of professional development and educational research in which a team of teachers collaboratively plans a single 'research lesson,' observes it live in a classroom, analyzes student learning in detail, revises the lesson, and shares findings with the broader teaching community. Originating in Japanese elementary schools and brought to international attention by Stigler and Hiebert's 1999 comparative study, it has become one of the most widely adopted teacher-led inquiry methods worldwide.	Classroom observation is a field research method in which a trained observer systematically watches, documents, and analyzes teaching and learning events as they occur in a real classroom setting. It can be structured (using a predefined coding instrument such as Flanders Interaction Analysis or CLASS), semi-structured, or open-ended (ethnographic notes), and is used across educational research, teacher professional development, school evaluation, and curriculum studies to generate ecologically valid evidence about instructional practice.	Curriculum analysis is a systematic research method for examining the content, structure, goals, and underlying assumptions of educational curricula — including written syllabi, textbooks, lesson plans, and policy documents. By mapping what is taught, how it is sequenced, and what values are embedded, researchers and educators can evaluate alignment with learning objectives, identify gaps or biases, and guide curriculum reform across all levels of education.