Beyond Questionnaires--Exploring Adult Education Teachers' Mathematical Beliefs with Pictures and Interviews

Autor/in	Beeli-Zimmermann, Sonja
Titel	Beyond Questionnaires--Exploring Adult Education Teachers' Mathematical Beliefs with Pictures and Interviews
Quelle	In: Adults Learning Mathematics, 9 (2014) 2, S.35-53 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-1803
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Adult Educators; Teacher Attitudes; Mathematics Instruction; Problem Solving; Content Analysis; Visual Stimuli; Computer Graphics; Relevance (Education); Numeracy; Mathematics Activities; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Teaching Experience; Interviews; Switzerland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Problemlösen; Inhaltsanalyse; Computergrafik; Relevance; Relevanz; Rechenkompetenz; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schweiz
Abstract	Because of the impact that mathematical beliefs have on an individual's behaviour, they are generally well researched. However, little mathematical belief research has taken place in the field of adult education. This paper presents preliminary results from a study conducted in this field in Switzerland. It is based on Ernest's (1989) description of mathematics as an instrumental, Platonist or problem solving construct. The analysis uses pictures drawn by the participants and interviews conducted with them as data. Using a categorising scheme developed by Rolka and Halverscheid (2011), the author argues that adults' mathematical beliefs are complex and especially personal aspects are difficult to capture with said scheme. Particularly the analysis of visual data requires a more refined method of analysis. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Adults Learning Mathematics. 26 Tennyson Road, Kilburn, London NW6 7SA UK. e-mail: editor-i@alm-online.net; Web site: http://www.alm-online.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01