Mathematics teacher education : critical international perspectives / edited by Barbara Jaworski, Terry Wood, and Sandy Dawson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jaworski, Barbara.

Wood, Terry Lee, 1942-

Dawson, Sandy.

Series:

Studies in mathematics education series ; 12.

Studies in mathematics education series ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics teachers--Training of.

Mathematics teachers.

Mathematics--Study and teaching.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Falmer Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Currently there is substantial exchange and communication between academic communities around the world as researchers endeavour to discover why so many children 'fail' at a subject that society deems crucial for future economic survival. This book charts current thinking and trends in teacher education around the world, and looks critically at the inservice education of maths teachers. The contributors explore the processes , practices and issues in teacher education projects in ten countries and these are then discussed and related to current philosophies of teacher education. The book provi

Contents:

Cover; Mathematics Teacher Education: Critical International Perspectives; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Series Editor's Preface; Section One Openings; Introduction; 1 Charting a Historical Perspective; Section Two International Perspectives in Mathematics Teacher Education; 2 Changing Mathematics Instructionand Assessment: Challenging Teachers' Conceptions; 3 The Institute for the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics'; 4 Teachers' Mathematical Experiences as Links to Children's Needs; 5 Inservice in Lebanon

6 Primary Teachers and the Using of Materials in Problem Solving in Portugal7 Mathematics Classroom Situations: An Inservice Course for Elementary School Teachers; 8 Dilemmas of Constructivist Mathematics Teaching: Instances from Classroom Practice; 9 Changing Teaching in a Changing Society; 10 Teachers' Knowledge of Mathematics and Reflective Professional Development; 11 PFL-Mathematics: Improving Professional Practice in Mathematics Teaching; 12 Circling the Square: Issues and Dilemmas Concerning Teacher Transformation

Section Three Critical Perspectives Linking Theory and Practice in Mathematics Teacher Education13 Themes and Issues in Inservice Programmes; 14 The Enactive Perspective on Teacher Development: 'A path laid while walking'; 15 Approaching Teacher Development: Practice into Theory; 16 The Plurality of Knowledge Growth in Mathematics Teaching; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-70960-2

0-203-22353-5

1-280-06679-2

0-203-48692-7

9786610066797

9780203486924

OCLC:

70741250