The book is centered on how major curriculum reform shapes mathematics and the
professional practices of teachers. This book documents in real time the implementation of a …

This chapter investigates different perspectives on mathematical literacy that vary with the
values and rationales of the stakeholders who promote it. The central argument is that it is …

Hopkins, Bruce Joyce, Michael Huberman, Matthew Miles, and Virginia Richardson. But we
have chosen to present our own experience and empirical data first and then, in Part 3, to …

Recent policy initiatives in England have focused on promoting 'interactive'teaching in
schools, with a clear expectation that this will lead to improvements in learning. This …

The crisis around teaching and learning of mathematics and its use in everyday life and
work relate to a number of issues. These include: The doubtful transferability of school maths …

This book is aimed at teachers who wish to improve their professional practice and will help
them to think about current practice, not only in terms of skills and competences to be …

The study set out to investigate the impact of the official endorsement of 'interactive whole
class teaching'on the interaction and discourse styles of primary teachers while teaching the …

This second edition of the Handbook of International Research in Mathematics Education is
intended for those interested in international developments and future directions in …

Abstract The Commonwealth-funded Project Good Start was a longitudinal study of children
during their year before school and the first year of school, involving preschool centres and …

There is a growing international recognition of the importance of the early years of schooling
as well as an interest being shown in the relationship of early education to later …