Critique of research methods and methodology is one of several key features of the regular dialogue between researchers. This critique takes place formally at conferences and seminars, and regularly in universities. Published critique is normally separated from the original work. This book brings together the writing of researcher and independent critique. Thus the book exposes to wider scrutiny the dialogue that exists between researchers. It will be of interest to all who are concerned to understand the nature and substance of this critique.The volume comprises a collection of accounts of classroom studies, each complemented by the reaction of an eminent researcher. The accounts and reactions are written to expose the nature of methodology of classroom research. It argues that methodology encompasses the choice of methods and the researchers' beliefs and values.
Author(s): Simon Goodchild, Lyn English
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 232
Cover......Page 1
International Perspectives on Mathematics Education......Page 3
Researching Mathematics Classrooms: A Critical Examination of Methodology......Page 4
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Contents......Page 6
Tables and Figures......Page 8
Series Foreword......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
1 Methodology and Methods in Mathematics Education Research: Where Is “The Why”?......Page 16
2 Students-Teacher Interactions and the Development of Students’ Mathematical Thinking......Page 26
3 Exploring Students’ Goals in Classroom Activity......Page 54
4 Special Educational Needs in Mathematics - A Problem Developed in School?......Page 82
5 A Methodology of Classroom Teaching Experiments......Page 106
6 Context and Content: What Are Student Teachers Learning about Teaching Mathematics ?......Page 134
7 Longitudinal Measurement of Student Motivation and Achievement in Mathematics......Page 170
Afterword: Applying the Theory to the “Practice” in This Book......Page 214
Index......Page 224
About the Contributors......Page 232
