Growing professional capital through Lesson Study

This thesis provides an account of a doctoral study which focused on a determination to impact upon the low educational achievement of pupils in the town in which I worked. While this underachievement was due to many factors, I reasoned it was in part due to the quality of teaching. The early chapters of my thesis provide a rationale for leading collaborative, reflective joint practice development of teachers, exploring the ways in which knowledge is most effectively created and transferred. My chosen intervention was the Lesson Study cycle; I aimed in its introduction to build professional capital both in my own and other schools within the locality. A qualitative methodology was used and draws upon including action-based research and teacher-led development work. My thesis charts an episodic account of leading Lesson Study over a number of years, both in my own and other local schools. This intervention had varying success and I explore the leadership challenges I faced. The critical narrative, supported by my data analysis, explores how my research enabled the growth of the three strands of professional capital. Throughout my study there is a strong reflective and reflexive thread, influencing future actions, and an emphasis upon school improvement. My thesis concludes by reflecting upon the impact my research has had on others but also myself. Now working in a new setting, as headteacher of a primary school in a challenging context, I reflect upon what I have learnt from this research process. I summarise my studies by exploring how I have applied my new knowledge to my current leadership challenges and how I now approach the building of professional capital in my new school.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

Doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Cambridge

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Herbert, Clare

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Clare Herbert, David Frost

• Lesson Study
• Professional Capital
• School improvement
• CPD
• JPD

Licence

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Language dc:language

en

DOI dc:identifier.doi

https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.23570

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.repository.cam.ac.uk:1810/276281