抄録
In recent years, municipal boards of education and schools have created lesson standards
as norms for teaching strategies. Previous studies have revealed teachers’ receptiveness to the
lesson standards created by municipal boards. However, teachers’ receptiveness to the lesson
standards created by schools has not been clarified. Therefore, findings of this study reveal the
influence of teacher and school variables on teachers’ receptiveness to the lesson standards formulated
by schools.
The following conclusions were drawn from the multilevel analysis. The teacher-level
analysis revealed that teachers with longer careers were more likely to practice lesson standards.
Moreover, teachers who were intrinsically motivated to learn about subject instruction
were more likely to recognize and practice lesson standards. In addition, teachers with a high
orientation toward children were more likely to recognize, practice, and internalize lesson standards.
Furthermore, teachers with a proficiency orientation were more likely to recognize and
internalize lesson standards.
Regarding school-level variables, teachers did not tend to recognize lesson standards in
schools where they were actively engaged in lesson studies. In addition, teachers were not
prone to practice or internalize lesson standards when required by schools to comply with
them. Moreover, teachers were more likely to internalize lesson standards in schools where
principals showed stronger transformative leadership.
Based on the aforementioned results and knowledge acquired from previous studies, it
seems that teachers are receptive not only to growing up themselves while fostering maturity
among children, but they also tend to follow the calculations of principals and municipal boards
of education. Furthermore, types of documents that can enhance teachers’ professional capital
are recommended based on the study findings.