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Research Methods in Mathematics Teacher Education

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Third International Handbook of Mathematics Education

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Abstract

As the field of mathematics education grows so too do the research methods used to study the field. In the special area of teacher education, the last decade has witnessed a substantial increase in attention. New perspectives and new methodologies have been constituted and new research techniques established. Choosing the “right” method is not a trivial task for any researcher, and increasingly we are seeing more sophisticated research methods, including different forms of mixed methods. A main concern of research these days relates to the fact that as well as studying teachers and teaching, researchers want to see their findings applied to the professional development of teachers and to a critical modification of teacher education practices, in the frame of social changes. This has led to more research with teachers rather than on teachers. After surveying state-of-the-art of methods in research on mathematics teacher education published in renowned international journals, this chapter focusses on participatory action research as an example of a research method from the politicized periphery of the field.

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Gellert, U., Hernández, R.B., Chapman, O. (2012). Research Methods in Mathematics Teacher Education. In: Clements, M., Bishop, A., Keitel, C., Kilpatrick, J., Leung, F. (eds) Third International Handbook of Mathematics Education. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 27. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4684-2_11

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