TY - CHAP AB - Abstract This chapter focusses on the complexity of observation, considering its role in lesson study, following a broader discussion of how observation is generally understood in teaching contexts. The authors argue that lesson study observation is formative and should not be performative in focus. In lesson study cycles, observation is a process conducted among peers ideally in a spirit of mutual support and collaborative inquiry, seeking to find answers to pedagogic challenges rather than measuring the effectiveness of individual teachers. SN - 978-1-78756-797-9, 978-1-78756-798-6/ DO - 10.1108/978-1-78756-797-920191006 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-797-920191006 AU - Wood Phil AU - Cajkler Wasyl AU - Jakobsen Arne ED - Phil Wood ED - Deborah Lynn Sorton Larssen ED - Nina Helgevold ED - Wasyl Cajkler PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/01/01 TI - The Role of Observation in ITE Lesson Study T2 - Lesson Study in Initial Teacher Education: Principles and Practices PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 75 EP - 88 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -