Making Sense of Mathematics Teacher Education

Fou-Lai Lin e Thomas Cooney

Springer | 2001 | 329 páginas | pdf |10,9 Mb

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This is a research-based book that deals with a broad range of issues about mathematics teacher education. It examines teacher education programs from different societies and cultures as it develops an international perspective on mathematics teacher education. Practical situations that are associated with related theories are studied critically. It is intended for teacher educators, mathematics educators, graduate students in mathematics education, and mathematics teachers.

Contents
SECTION I: PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHER EDUCATION
THOMAS 1. COONEY / Considering the Paradoxes, Perils, and Purposes of Conceptualizing Teacher Development 9
STEPHEN LERMAN / A Review of Research Perspectives on Mathematics Teacher Education 33
SECTION II: MAKING SENSE OF MATHEMATICS
JOAo PEDRO DA PONTE / Investigating Mathematics and Learning to Teach Mathematics 53
DINA TIROSH, RUTH STAVY, and PESSIA TSAMIR / Using the Intuitive- Rules Theory as a Basis for Educating Teachers 73
COLETTE LABORDE / The Use of New Technologies as a Vehicle for Restructuring Teachers' Mathematics 87
SECTION III: MAKING SENSE OF TEACHING
FRED GOFFREE and WIL OONK / Digitizing Real Teaching Practice for Teacher Education Programmes: The MILE Approach 111
PETER SULLIVAN and JUDY MOUSLEY / Thinking Teaching: Seeing Mathematics Teachers as Active Decision Makers 147
KENNETH RUTHVEN / Mathematics Teaching, Teacher Education, and Educational Research: Developing "Practical Theorising" in Initial Teacher Education 165
ANNA SFARD and CAROLYN KIERAN / Preparing Teachers for Handling Students' Mathematical Communication: Gathering Knowledge and Building Tools 185
SECTION IV: MAKING SENSE OF THE CONTEXT OF TEACHING
PAUL COBB and KAY MCCLAIN / An Approach for Supporting Teachers' Learning in Social Context 207
ALAN J. BISHOP / Educating Student Teachers About Values in Mathematics Education 233
CHIEN CHIN, YUH-CHYN LEU, and FOU-LAI LIN / Pedagogical Values, Mathematics Teaching, and Teacher Education: Case Studies of Two Experienced Teachers 247
SECTION V: MAKING SENSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION
KONRAD KRAINER / Teachers' Growth is More Than the Growth of Individual Teachers: The Case of Gisela 271
BARBARA JAWORSKI/Developing Mathematics Teaching: Teachers, Teacher Educators, and Researchers as Co-Learners 295