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Cicmanec, Karen B. Mauck – Online Submission, 2008
For over 30 years, educators have recommended that mathematics specialists be placed in schools to provide teachers with the resources they need to assist their students. To assess whether these recommendations have been realized, a survey was used to gather data from large school districts, the 50 states, and District of Columbia. The outcome of…
Descriptors: Employment, Mathematics Achievement, School District Size, School Districts
Salkind, Gwenanne M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Many schools employ coaches to support mathematics instruction and student learning. This research study investigated the roles of coaches from five school districts in Virginia. Participants included 125 elementary mathematics coaches and 59 principals. Results from cross-sectional surveys revealed that most coaches did not have a degree in…
Descriptors: Specialists, Mathematics Instruction, Principals, Elementary School Mathematics
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Brantlinger, Andrew – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2011
This paper presents findings from a comparative analysis of three similar secondary geometry texts, one critical unit, one standards-based reform unit, and one specialist chapter. I developed the critical unit as I took the tenets of critical mathematics (CM) and substantiated them in printed curricular materials in which to teach as part of a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Textbooks, Specialists
Ferreras, Ana; Kessel, Cathy; Kim, Myong-Hi – National Academies Press, 2015
On July 15-17, 2012 the United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction and Seoul National University held a joint Korea-U.S. workshop on Mathematics Teaching and Curriculum. The workshop was organized to address questions and issues related to math teaching and curriculum that were generated by each country, including the following:…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Textbook Preparation, Teacher Workshops
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Mead, Lawrence M. – Academic Questions, 2011
The claim that faculty conduct research is one of the main justifications for the modern university. Supposedly, academe carries out important, cutting-edge inquiries in which society has an interest. In fact, states this author, research at American universities is becoming narrow and artificial, out of touch with social realities, and of…
Descriptors: Universities, Political Attitudes, College Faculty, Teacher Researchers
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2013
For the thirty-sixth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Anaheim, California. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Ethnicity, Educational Games, Specialists