Browsing by Subject "Teacher knowledge"
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The Curriculum in an era of global reform: Bobbitt’s ideas on efficiency and teacher knowledge
(Routledge, 2021-02-12)Over a hundred years later, The Curriculum by John Franklin Bobbitt continues to be relevant for understanding contemporary issues in education. One issue has been the association with elements of reform such as scripted ... -
Intercultural education in the Irish primary classroom
(The SPHE Network, 2021)As a result of rapidly increasing inward migration over the last twenty years, Ireland has changed to become a nation with a wealth of diversity. As a result, schools have had to ensure pupils from a range of diverse ... -
Pre-service primary teachers’ geometric thinking: Is pre-tertiary mathematics education building sufficiently strong foundations? (Pre-published version)
(Routledge [Taylor & Francis], 2017)Teacher knowledge is a critical focus of educational research in light of the potential impact of teacher knowledge on student learning. The dearth of research exploring entry-level pre-service teachers’ geometric knowledge ... -
Understanding the knowledge demands of teaching statistics: insights gained from examining practice
(CERME [Conference of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education], 2015)This research examines the knowledge demands placed on 73 pre-service teachers who are observed as they plan, teach and re-teach data lessons in classrooms. Problems of practice are identified and categorized using the ...