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Beliefs: A Hidden Variable in Mathematics Education?

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Editors:
  1. Gilah C. Leder

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  2. Erkki Pehkonen

    1. University of Turku, Finland

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  3. Günter Törner

    1. University of Duisburg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Mathematics Education Library (MELI, volume 31)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Setting the Scene

    • Gilah C. Leder, Erkki Pehkonen, Günter Törner
    Pages 1-10

  3. Beliefs: Conceptualization and Measurement

    1. Framing Students’ Mathematics-Related Beliefs

      • Peter Op’t Eynde, Erik De Corte, Lievan Verschaffel
      Pages 13-37

    2. Rethinking Characterizations of Beliefs

      • Fulvia Furinghetti, Erkki Pehkonen
      Pages 39-57

    3. Affect, Meta-Affect, and Mathematical Belief Structures

      • Gerald A. Goldin
      Pages 59-72

    4. Mathematical Beliefs — A Search for a Common Ground: Some Theoretical Considerations on Structuring Beliefs, Some Research Questions, and Some Phenomenological Observations

      • GÜnter TÖrner
      Pages 73-94

    5. Measuring Methematical Beliefs and Their Impact on the Learning of Mathematics: A New Approach

      • Gilah C. Leder, Helen J. Forgasz
      Pages 95-113

    6. Synthesis — Beliefs and Mathematics Education: Implications for Learning, Teaching, and Research

      • Douglas B. McLeod, Susan H. McLeod
      Pages 115-123

  4. Teawchers’ Beliefs

    1. Mathematics Teacher Change and Developments

      • Melvin (Skip) Wilson, Thomas Cooney
      Pages 127-147

    2. Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs and Experiences with Innovative Curriculum Materials

      • Gwendolyn Lloyd
      Pages 149-159

    3. A Four Year Follow-Up Study of Teachers’ Beliefs After Participating in a Teacher Enhancement Project

      • Lynn C. Hart
      Pages 161-176

    4. Belief Structure and Inservice High School Mathematics Teacher Growth

      • Olive Chapman
      Pages 177-193

    5. Participation and Reification in Learning to Teach: The Role of Knowledge and Beliefs

      • Salvador Llinares
      Pages 195-209

    6. A Study of the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs of Primary Teachers

      • George Philippou, Constantinos Christou
      Pages 211-231

    7. Situating Research on Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs and on Change

      • Stephen Lerman
      Pages 233-243
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About this book

The twenty chapters in this book all focus on aspects of mathematical beliefs, from a variety of different perspectives. Current knowledge of the field is synthesized and existing boundaries are extended.
The book is divided into three, partly overlapping, sections. The first concentrates on conceptualizations and measurement of beliefs, the second on research about teachers' beliefs, and the third on facets of students' beliefs about mathematics. A diversity of instruments is used for data collection, including surveys, interviews, observations, and essay writing, as well as more innovative approaches.
The volume is intended for researchers in the fleld, as well as for mathematics educators teaching the next generation of students. The book is also useful for those working in other subject disciplines, since many of the themes explored have relevance well beyond mathematics education.

Editors and Affiliations

  • La Trobe University, Australia

    Gilah C. Leder

  • University of Turku, Finland

    Erkki Pehkonen

  • University of Duisburg, Germany

    Günter Törner

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Beliefs: A Hidden Variable in Mathematics Education?

  • Editors: Gilah C. Leder, Erkki Pehkonen, Günter Törner

  • Series Title: Mathematics Education Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47958-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1057-6Published: 31 January 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1058-3Published: 31 January 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-47958-8Published: 28 December 2005

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4921

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-983X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 364

  • Topics: Mathematics Education, Learning & Instruction, Education, general

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