Abstract
The aim for this working group is to further the development of research within the
domain of the mathematics teacher educator (MTE), specifically to move beyond
descriptions of MTE knowledge towards ways of conceptualising and researching the
expertise of the MTE. The phenomenon of expertise of the MTE is not easily defined.
We follow Beswick & Goos (2018) by using the label MTE as “anyone engaged in the
education or development of teachers of mathematics” (p. 418) and recognise that
MTE, as a role, encompasses a diverse set of practices within mathematics teacher
education. Recently, within mathematics teacher education, there has been increasing
interest in the development of theories that can account for what and how MTEs learn;
for example, the publication of a recent special issue of the Journal of Mathematics
Teacher Education where some scholars have extended existing models of
mathematics teacher knowledge as a way of describing the knowledge of the MTE
(e.g., Leikin, Zazkis & Meller, 2018). This working group builds on foundations from
previous PME working sessions that have been centred around MTEs (Goos,
Chapman, Brown, & Novotna, 2011; Beswick, Goos, & Chapman, 2014) and looks to
extend existing conceptualisations of the expertise of MTEs beyond descriptions of
MTE knowledge (e.g., Appova & Taylor, 2017).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education |
| Editors | Mellony Graven, Hamska Venkat, Anthony Essien, Pamela Vale |
| Place of Publication | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England |
| Publisher | The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education |
| Pages | 175-176 (v1) |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-6398215-1-1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-6398215-0-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Jul 2019 |
| Event | 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education - University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Duration: 7 Jul 2019 → 12 Jul 2019 https://www.up.ac.za/pme43 |
Conference
| Conference | 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education |
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| Abbreviated title | PME43 |
| Country/Territory | South Africa |
| City | Pretoria |
| Period | 7/07/19 → 12/07/19 |
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Research Groups and Themes
- SoE Mathematics Education Research Network