In this paper we discuss our study of three instances of formalised in-service mathematics
teacher education courses. We found that in varying ways, all courses raw in sensible …

This article reports on research into primary student teachers' understanding of mathematics
and its teaching undertaken at the Manchester Metropolitan University and funded by the …

Mathematics teacher education programmes typically combine studies in mathematics and
in education. In this article we present two case studies, which show how students' identity …

Research shows that personal experiences have a powerful influence on the views of
teaching, learning, and mathematics held by prospective teachers. In this study prospective …

This paper focuses directly on mathematics teaching practice at university level, exploring
“what teachers do and think daily, in class and out, as they perform their teaching …

In this paper we examine two instances of the use of competence models in formalised in-
service teacher education courses, finding that they prioritise the use of the visual as a …

Theoretical links between conceptions of mathematics and teaching practice have been
postulated and research exploring these conjectures has been conducted at the elementary …

This chapter outlines a theoretical understanding of mathematics teachers' subject
knowledge as situated, exemplifying this with empirical data. A key work in defining the …

This report presents an account of one teacher's mathematics teaching and a perspective
that underlies his teaching. Nevil was a fifth grade teacher participating incurrent …

BACKGROUND There is evidence from earliest historical records that examples play a
central role in both the development of mathematics as a discipline and in the teaching of …