A Sociocultural perspective on the first year of teaching secondary mathematics

Anne Prescott; Michael Cavanagh

A Sociocultural perspective on the first year of teaching secondary mathematics

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of a group of four beginning secondary mathematics teachers in their first year of teaching. Each teacher was interviewed individually for approximately 30 minutes in the middle of the school year. The interview responses were analysed in terms of the participants’ views of themselves as teachers and the factors which they identified as influencing their classroom practices. The study indicates that the culture of the school and the practices of more experienced teachers were important factors in the beginning teachers’ perception of themselves as effective teachers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the joint meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX
Subtitle of host publication	Morelia, México, july 17-21, 2008
Editors	O. Figueras, J. Cortina, S. Alatorre, T. Rojano, A. Sepulveda
Place of Publication	Morelia, Mexico
Publisher	Centre for Research and Advanced Studies of Saint Nicholas
Pages	129-136
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9789689020066
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (32nd : 2008) - Morelia, Mexico Duration: 17 Jul 2008 → 21 Jul 2008

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Conference	Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (32nd : 2008)
City	Morelia, Mexico
Period	17/07/08 → 21/07/08

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Prescott, Anne ; Cavanagh, Michael. / A Sociocultural perspective on the first year of teaching secondary mathematics. Proceedings of the joint meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX: Morelia, México, july 17-21, 2008. editor / O. Figueras ; J. Cortina ; S. Alatorre ; T. Rojano ; A. Sepulveda. Morelia, Mexico : Centre for Research and Advanced Studies of Saint Nicholas, 2008. pp. 129-136

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Prescott, A & Cavanagh, M 2008, A Sociocultural perspective on the first year of teaching secondary mathematics. in O Figueras, J Cortina, S Alatorre, T Rojano & A Sepulveda (eds), Proceedings of the joint meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX: Morelia, México, july 17-21, 2008. Centre for Research and Advanced Studies of Saint Nicholas, Morelia, Mexico, pp. 129-136, Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (32nd : 2008), Morelia, Mexico, 17/07/08.

A Sociocultural perspective on the first year of teaching secondary mathematics. / Prescott, Anne; Cavanagh, Michael.
Proceedings of the joint meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX: Morelia, México, july 17-21, 2008. ed. / O. Figueras; J. Cortina; S. Alatorre; T. Rojano; A. Sepulveda. Morelia, Mexico: Centre for Research and Advanced Studies of Saint Nicholas, 2008. p. 129-136.

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