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ERIC Number: EJ610669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-9768
Teachers' Professional Development: What Are the Key Change Factors for Mathematics Teachers?
Pehkonen, Erkki; Torner, Gunter
European Journal of Teacher Education, v22 n2&3 p259-75 1999
Surveyed and interviewed 13 experienced German middle school mathematics teachers to examine key factors causing discontinuity in their professional development. Results included 49 statements about change that fell into four categories. Researchers extracted three change factors not reported in earlier literature: experiences and observations with teachers' own children; teachers' experiences with other forms of schooling; and changes in society. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Germany; Teacher Change