Conference paper
An online community of practice for pre-service and beginning teachers of secondary mathematics
Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol.3, pp.209-216
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 30th (Prague, Czech Republic, 16-Jul-2006 - 21-Jul-2006)
Charles University in Prague
2006
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate how a community of practice focused on learning to teach secondary mathematics was created and sustained by pre-service and beginning teachers. Bulletin board discussions of one pre-service cohort are analysed in terms of Wenger’s (1998) three defining features of a community of practice: mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and a shared repertoire. The study shows that the emergent design of the community contributed to its sustainability in allowing the pre-service teachers to define their own professional goals and values. Sustainability was also related to how the participants expanded, transformed, and maintained the community during the pre-service program and after graduation.
Details
- Title
- An online community of practice for pre-service and beginning teachers of secondary mathematics
- Authors
- Merrilyn Goos (Author) - University of QueenslandAnne Bennison (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol.3, pp.209-216
- Conference details
- International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 30th (Prague, Czech Republic, 16-Jul-2006 - 21-Jul-2006)
- Publisher
- Charles University in Prague
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99569203102621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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