OUR ASSOCIATION
About ALSI
ALSI is a forum for educators and education observers who share a commitment to improving the quality of teaching and learning. Lesson study supports that commitment through collaboration, research, and continuing professional learning.
Sustaining professional learning
ALSI developed to sustain lesson study as a continuing professional learning system for educators in Indonesia. The association supports collaboration in research and professional development, helping educators learn from practice and from one another.
Its activities include international conferences, the Indonesia Consortium for Learning Improvement (ICLI), and partnerships that support educators and schools.
The development of lesson study in Indonesia
ALSI’s published historical diagram traces lesson study initiatives from pilot activities in 2001 through research, school partnerships, and international academic exchange up to 2021. The original diagram is reproduced as a historical resource.
History and organizational development
ALSI developed to sustain lesson study as a continuing professional learning system in Indonesia. Historical accounts describe its establishment at Universitas Negeri Malang in 2012, following the introduction of lesson study through JICA in 2006, with Dr. Istamar as its first President. Sumar Hendayana, Ph.D., is described as the second President, inaugurated at the 2015 International Conference on Lesson Study at Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha in Singaraja, Bali.
Another historical account records 2013 as the founding year and dates Sumar Hendayana’s leadership to 2013–2025. The founding year and leadership transition therefore remain subject to clarification.
An archival account attributes the change from Asosiasi Lesson Study Indonesia to Perkumpulan Akademisi Lesson Study Indonesia, retaining the abbreviation ALSI, to decision 17/SK/C/YPP/II/2020 of Kementrian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia Republik Indonesia. The legal decision has not been independently verified.
The officers named in that account are Sumar Hendayana, Ph.D., President; Dr. Ibrohim, M.Si., Secretary General; Nurwidodo, M.Kes., Treasurer; and Dr. rer. nat. Asep Supriatna, M.Si., Supervisor.
ORGANIZATION
Working through a shared structure
ALSI’s organizational framework includes a General Assembly held every three years and an annual ALSI meeting. It brings together the Advisory Board, Supervisory Board, President, Treasurer and Secretary, the ICLI consortium, and the membership.
The association’s three divisions focus on partnerships, school empowerment, and journals.
Original organizational diagram
This undated organizational diagram is retained as a historical document. Its original Indonesian labels are preserved; the organizational roles are described in English above.
Leadership, 2025–2028
President: Arif Hidayat, Ph.D.Ed. — Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.
Secretary General: Dr. Nofrion, M.Pd. — Universitas Negeri Padang.
The complete roster for the 2025–2028 term has not yet been confirmed. The named officers listed here reflect the available organizational record.