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Inservice Mathematics Teacher Education: The Importance of Listening

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International Handbook of Mathematics Education

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This chapter addresses issues related to practice and research in inservice teacher education programs. Some issues are addressed through the eyes of Maria, an experienced teacher, who participates in an inservice program and who struggles to improve her teaching of mathematics. Considered are Maria’s personal goals for teaching, her expectations for inservice programs, and her perceptions about self as a teacher researcher as she strives to understand the research literature. The chapter draws upon literature related to both practice and research in teacher education, expectations for inservice programs, and conceptualizing inservice as a context for integrating theory and practice. Fundamental to the chapter is the importance of listening for the creation and conduction of inservice programs.

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  1. University of Georgia, Athens, USA

    Thomas J. Cooney & Konrad Krainer

  2. University of Klagenfurt/IFF, Klagenfurt, Austria

    Thomas J. Cooney & Konrad Krainer

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  2. Universiti Brunei, Darussalam, Brunei

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  3. Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    Christine Keitel

  4. The University of Georgia, USA

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  5. Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France

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Cooney, T.J., Krainer, K. (1996). Inservice Mathematics Teacher Education: The Importance of Listening. In: Bishop, A.J., Clements, K., Keitel, C., Kilpatrick, J., Laborde, C. (eds) International Handbook of Mathematics Education. Kluwer International Handbooks of Education, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1465-0_32

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