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Working for learning: Teaching assistants developing mathematics for teaching

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posted on 2023-06-07, 15:19 authored by Pat Drake
This article derives from a case study of 10 secondary school teaching assistants (TAs) who did not have conventional pre-qualifications in mathematics but who undertook an honours degree in mathematics education studies at a Higher Education Institution in England whilst continuing to work as TAs in school. Work-based learning was thus undertaken in parallel with advancement through the hierarchical undergraduate mathematics curriculum. Lave and Wenger’s work on communities of practice is used as a framework to explore the TAs’ learning of mathematics alongside their professional work in schools. This case illustrates how and where institution-based undergraduate teaching relates to work in school, and where it does not, thus signalling the importance of the TAs’ informal learning strategies in bringing together these experiences.

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  • Published

Journal

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

ISSN

1386-4416

Issue

1

Volume

12

Page range

67-82

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  • Education Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2010-05-12

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