%0 Conference Paper %1 bailey-mathematical %A Bailey, Judy %B Proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia %C Australia %D 2007 %E Watson, J. %E Beswick, K. %I MERGA %K education enquiry inquiry narrative research teacher training %N 103-112 %T Mathematical Investigations: A Primary Teacher Educator's Narrative Journey of Professional Awareness %U http://www.merga.net.au/documents/RP42007.pdf %X As a teacher educator, I used narrative inquiry to investigate my professional practice in working alongside pre-service primary teachers in mathematics education. One theme that emerged from this research was the exploration of narrative as a powerful means with which to pursue professional development. In this process I encountered, and subsequently changed, previously unknown personal beliefs about learning mathematics. A second theme focused on the value of mathematical investigations, for myself as a mathematical learner and for supporting pre-service teachers to develop their understandings of what it means to learn and teach mathematics.

@inproceedings{bailey-mathematical, abstract = {As a teacher educator, I used narrative inquiry to investigate my professional practice in working alongside pre-service primary teachers in mathematics education. One theme that emerged from this research was the exploration of narrative as a powerful means with which to pursue professional development. In this process I encountered, and subsequently changed, previously unknown personal beliefs about learning mathematics. A second theme focused on the value of mathematical investigations, for myself as a mathematical learner and for supporting pre-service teachers to develop their understandings of what it means to learn and teach mathematics.}, added-at = {2010-07-28T17:14:21.000+0200}, address = {Australia}, author = {Bailey, Judy}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2230223c1e3ad6c0b8a9871158f4a75fa/yish}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia}, editor = {Watson, J. and Beswick, K.}, interhash = {791c7a8325e7cd566f459a97e20cbba1}, intrahash = {230223c1e3ad6c0b8a9871158f4a75fa}, keywords = {education enquiry inquiry narrative research teacher training}, note = {"More recently, narrative inquiry has also become a valued form of research (Chambers, 2003; Luwisch, 2001; O’Connell Rust, 1999; Smith, 2006) and can be regarded as a journey during which researchers come to know more deeply about their lives and who they are as people." p 103 }, number = {103-112}, publisher = {MERGA}, timestamp = {2010-07-28T17:14:22.000+0200}, title = {Mathematical Investigations: A Primary Teacher Educator's Narrative Journey of Professional Awareness}, url = {http://www.merga.net.au/documents/RP42007.pdf}, year = 2007 }