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ERIC Number: EJ528660
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-426X
Mechanistic and Organic: Dual Cultures in a Mathematics Classroom.
Ivey, Kathy M. C.
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v29 n3 p141-51 Spr 1996
Describes the underlying philosophical and cultural changes associated with classroom organizational changes in one eighth-grade teacher's attempts to implement National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Observations and interviews indicated that there were two distinct cultures ("book world" and organic or "stretch") each with its own behavior patterns of the participants. (SM)
Descriptors: Algebra, Case Studies, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grade 8, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Standards, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: NCTM Curriculum and Evaluation Standards