DESIGNING EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR OUT-OF-FIELD MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

Merrilyn Goos, John O’donoghue

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Abstract

“Out-of-field teaching” refers to the practice of assigning teachers to teach subjects that do not match their training or education. The practice is an international phenomenon that seems particularly prevalent in the teaching of mathematics. The aim of this paper is to analyse the design features of a national professional learning program for out-of-field secondary mathematics teachers. Using a hybrid theoretical framework that conceptualises out-of-field teaching as boundary crossing, our analysis identifies structural and core features of the program that could contribute to teacher learning and identity development.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2019
EditorsMellony Graven, Hamsa Venkat, Anthony A Essien, Pamela Vale
PublisherPsychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
Pages288-295
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9780639821528
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event43rd Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2019 - Pretoria, South Africa
Duration: 7 Jul 201912 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Volume2
ISSN (Print)0771-100X
ISSN (Electronic)2790-3648

Conference

Conference43rd Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2019
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityPretoria
Period7/07/1912/07/19

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