An online community of practice for pre-service and beginning teachers of secondary mathematics

Goos, Merrilyn and Bennison, Anne (2006). An online community of practice for pre-service and beginning teachers of secondary mathematics. In: J. Novotna, H. Moraova, M. Kratka and N. Stehlikova, Mathematics in the Centre : Proceedings PME 30: Prague 2006. Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Prague, Czech Republic, (209-216). 16-21 July, 2006.

Author Goos, Merrilyn
Bennison, Anne
Title of paper An online community of practice for pre-service and beginning teachers of secondary mathematics
Conference Paper Type Fully Published Paper
Conference name Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Conference location Prague, Czech Republic
Conference dates 16-21 July, 2006
Proceedings title Mathematics in the Centre : Proceedings PME 30: Prague 2006
Journal name Pme 30: Proceedings of the 30th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol 3
Editor J. Novotna
H. Moraova
M. Kratka
N. Stehlikova
Place published Prague, Czech Republic
Publisher Charles University
Publication date 2006
Volume number 3
ISBN *****************
ISSN 0771-100X
Start page 209
End page 216
Total pages 8
Collection year 2006
Language eng
Abstract/Summary The aim of this study was to investigate how a community of practice focused on learning to teach secondary mathematics was created and sustained by pre-service and beginning teachers. Bulletin board discussions of one pre-service cohort are analysed in terms of Wenger’s (1998) three defining features of a community of practice: mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and a shared repertoire. The study shows that the emergent design of the community contributed to its sustainability in allowing the pre-service teachers to define their own professional goals and values. Sustainability was also related to how the participants expanded, transformed, and maintained the community during the pre-service program and after graduation.
Subjects 1301 Education Systems
Keyword Pre-service Teachers
Community of practice
Joint enterprise
Shared repertoire
Mutual engagement
Q-Index Code E1

 
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