ERIC Number: EJ1160851
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 19
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Learning Mathematics for Teaching Mathematics: Non-Specialist Teachers' Mathematics Teacher Identity
Crisan, Cosette; Rodd, Melissa
Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, v19 n2 p104-122 2017
A non-specialist teacher of mathematics is a school teacher who qualified to teach in a subject other than mathematics yet teaches mathematics to students in secondary school. There is an emerging interest internationally in this population, a brief report of which is given in the paper. Because of concerns about the quality of non-specialists' mathematics teaching, in-service courses for these teachers have been provided by some educational jurisdictions, including within the United Kingdom (UK). This paper reports on a research project based on designing and teaching such courses in London. The paper operationalises "Mathematics Teacher Identity" by adapting Wenger's (1998) social ecology of identity to give a framework of "Modes of Belonging" for a teacher of mathematics, which is then used to analyse qualitative data of different types. Analysis of the data identifies (1) aspects of non-specialists' mathematics teacher identity in terms of indicators and (2) through two case studies, "trajectories" towards development of a mathematics teacher identity.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Professional Identity, Expertise, Secondary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Questionnaires, Interviews, Lesson Observation Criteria, Instructional Materials, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
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: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)
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