Mathematics teacher education [[electronic resource] ] : critical international perspectives / / edited by Barbara Jaworski, Terry Wood, and Sandy Dawson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450900603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Falmer Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0-203-22353-5; 1-280-06679-2; 0-203-48692-7; 9786610066797
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Collana: Studies in mathematics education series ; ; 12
• Altri autori (Persone): JaworskiBarbara; WoodTerry Lee <1942->; DawsonSandy
• Disciplina: 510/.71
• Soggetti: Mathematics teachers - Training of; Mathematics - Study and teaching; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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