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Finding Synergy Among Research, Teaching, and Service: An Example from Mathematics Education Research

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Being a faculty member in higher education involves the balance and integration of various roles and demands. In this chapter I present my own story, as a mathematics education researcher in the teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics focusing on linear algebra. Using my experience as an example, I describe how synergy among research, teaching, and service can impact career goals and institutional needs.

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The research discussed in this chapter is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Collaborative Grant numbers DUE-1245673. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, McBryde Hall 438, Virginia Tech, 225 Stanger St., Blacksburg, VA, 24061-1026, USA

    Megan Wawro

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Jacqueline Dewar

  2. Independent, Columbia Falls, Maine, USA

    Pao-sheng Hsu

  3. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

    Harriet Pollatsek

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Wawro, M. (2016). Finding Synergy Among Research, Teaching, and Service: An Example from Mathematics Education Research. In: Dewar, J., Hsu, Ps., Pollatsek, H. (eds) Mathematics Education. Association for Women in Mathematics Series, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44950-0_10

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