This chapter focuses on mathematics educators. Generally, mathematics educators include
educators who facilitate the learning of mathematics, as well as educators who facilitate the …

The teacher-knowledge perspective has become an important way to think about teachers
and their work. While Shulman's (1986) notion of different types of knowledge permeates …

The overarching goal of mathematics teacher educators is to facilitate the education and life-
long learning and professional development of mathematics teachers. Mathematics teacher …

• To what extent are the various knowledge types for mathematics teachers described by
Shulman (1987), Ball et al.(2008) and others applicable/transferable to MTEs? How does …

The knowledge that mathematics teacher educators need has attracted limited but
increasing attention in recent years. The papers in this special issue build on emerging …

It is widely accepted today that teachers should be aware of and knowledgeable about
students' mathematical learning. It is believed that such awareness and knowledge …

Teaching a particular subject provides rich opportunities for teachers to develop subject-
specific knowledge and skills, especially for those who are in the early years of their career …

This is my final editorial as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
(JMTE). It has been a privilege to serve the international community in mathematics …

This Working Session (WS) builds on the Discussion Groups (DGs) on Mathematics Teacher
Educators' Knowledge at PME37 (Beswick & Chapman, 2013) and ICME-12 (Beswick …

What should university mathematicians do to prepare prospective elementary teachers to
teach? Often this question is answered by a list of topics that outline university mathematics …