ERIC Number: EJ899361
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1442-3901
"You Just Have to Take a Bit of a Risk Sometimes": Breaking the "Cycle of Tradition" in Primary Mathematics
Frid, Sandra; Sparrow, Len
Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, v11 p36-53 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the mathematics teaching practices of graduates of a pre-service primary/early childhood education program designed to develop teachers' capacities to implement non-traditional mathematics curricula. As a complementary component of a large survey study of graduate teachers, graduates were interviewed to examine their mathematics teaching practices and influences upon their practices. The teachers indicated they were implementing personally developed, constructivist-oriented curricula, while also acting as curriculum leaders. They also spoke of how aspects of their pre-service education had provided them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to enact their beliefs about effective mathematics teaching. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Graduate Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Practices, Influences, Interviews, Questionnaires, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Innovation, Teaching Skills, Teacher Education Programs
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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