The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe novice
elementary teachers' experiences with preparedness to teach mathematics in a large school …

The purpose of this naturalistic inquiry was to explore and analyze aspects of the reported
beliefs and practices of a group of preservice elementary mathematics teacher educators …

Self-efficacy for teaching mathematics has an effect on students' math achievement
(Bandura, 1997; Stipek, Givvin, Salmon, & MacGyvers, 2001). It is therefore important that …

Elementary teachers are expected to teach all relevant material in all areas of the curriculum
to their students. Even after completing excellent teacher preparation programs, these …

The purpose of this study is:(1) To examine the perceptions of preservice teachers in teacher
education programs in relationship to self-efficacy with the focus on mathematics,(2) …

This dissertation examines the extent to which novice secondary mathematics teachers
(licensed and currently teaching in Utah) perceive they are prepared to do the work of …

Abstract Mathematics teacher quality has become a major focus in national education reform
efforts. In addition, there is an increasing interest in the effectiveness of teacher preparation …

Mathematics teacher education is faced with the challenge of preparing new teachers for
ambitious instruction, but we have limited understandings of what happens within the …

The present study sought to explore the sources of elementary teachers' mathematics
teaching self-efficacy beliefs. Through the use of Seidman's in-depth interviewing protocol …

Background/Context New teacher induction programs frequently focus on the struggles of
teachers who are, metaphorically speaking, sinking rather than swimming in the challenging …