Newcomers’ experiences of MERGA 36

Yvette Semler; Michael Cavanagh

Newcomers’ experiences of MERGA 36

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This paper reports on the experiences of newcomers at the 36th Annual MERGA Conference. The paper applies Wenger’s (1998) social learning theory to explore the kinds of feedback that might assist newcomers. Questionnaire responses to describe the experience of ten newcomers and interview responses from five of the ten are reported. The participants identified the stimulating presentations and being immersed in an environment conducive to rich dialogue as important factors that contributed to a positive experience. The newcomers felt welcomed by the MERGA community and were able to contribute, particularly those who had previous experience in research or at other conferences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Curriculum in focus
Subtitle of host publication	research guided practice : proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Editors	Judy Anderson, Michael Cavanagh, Anne Prescott
Place of Publication	Sydney
Publisher	MERGA
Pages	573-580
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781920846275
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (37th : 2014) - Sydney Duration: 29 Jun 2014 → 3 Jul 2014

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Conference	Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (37th : 2014)
City	Sydney
Period	29/06/14 → 3/07/14

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Semler, Y & Cavanagh, M 2014, Newcomers’ experiences of MERGA 36. in J Anderson, M Cavanagh & A Prescott (eds), Curriculum in focus: research guided practice : proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. MERGA, Sydney, pp. 573-580, Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (37th : 2014), Sydney, 29/06/14. <http://www.merga.net.au/node/38?year=2014>

Newcomers’ experiences of MERGA 36. / Semler, Yvette; Cavanagh, Michael.
Curriculum in focus: research guided practice : proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. ed. / Judy Anderson; Michael Cavanagh; Anne Prescott. Sydney: MERGA, 2014. p. 573-580.

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