Aina Bjelland

• Mastad, Line Beate Tandsæther; Jensen, Andreas Reier; Skjølberg, Katja H-W; Bjelland, Aina & Jensen, Leif (2025). Lesson Study som metode for utvikling av det profesjonelle læringsfellesskapet i videregående skole. Acta Didactica Norden (ADNO). 19(1). doi: 10.5617/adno.11553. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The article examines a study conducted at an upper-secondary school in Southern Norway, focusing on the experiences of teachers and school leaders using Lesson Study (LS) to enhance their professional community. LS is a collaborative method where teachers jointly plan, implement, and analyze lessons. Data for this study was collected through five focus group interviews with 17 participants, including one interview with school leaders and four with teachers. The data underwent a collective, qualitative analysis alternating between inductive and deductive coding. The findings suggest that participants view the professional community as a collaborative professional effort. Teachers emphasize that adequate time is essential for LS to positively impact professional development. Despite time constraints, LS fostered professional collaboration, increased openness among colleagues, provided insights into teaching practices, and demonstrated direct applicability to teaching. The teachers stress the importance of voluntary participation in LS. School leaders echoed the need for sufficient time, noting that shortages reduce motivation and obscure LS's benefits. They described their school’s implementation of LS as a local adaptation and acknowledged challenges in enabling teachers with enough time to engage with research literature. The lack of time, they reported, diminishes motivation, limits the use of research literature, and reduces experience-sharing, ultimately hindering LS's potential as a tool for professional development. The discussion explores factors influencing time availability for planning, reflection, experience-sharing, research engagement, and balancing autonomy with control—key components of a professional community.

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• Henriksen, Linn Wenche Topstad & Bjelland, Aina (2025). Fra felles kunnskapsbygging til lokal skoleutvikling: profesjonsutvikling gjennom Dekomp - nettverk. Full text in Research Archive

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