Reconsidering the Study of Mathematics Instructional Practices: The Importance of Curricular Context in Understanding Local and Global Teacher Change |
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Authors: | Beth A Herbel-Eisenmann Sarah Theule Lubienski Lateefah Id-Deen |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Iowa State University, E115 Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA;(2) Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 303 Education Building, MC-708 1310 South 6th Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA;(3) Woodward Academy, Upper School Mathematics Teacher, 1662 Rugyby Avenue, 30337 College Park, GA, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper discusses the case of one teacher, Jackie, whose instructional practices illuminate the importance of textbooks and student/parent expectations in shaping pedagogy. Jackie teaches in the Plainview district, which offers parents and students a choice between a reform-oriented, integrated curriculum (Core Plus) and a more conventional algebra sequence (the University of Chicago series). Each day, Jackie teaches two very different sections of accelerated eighth-grade mathematics using each of these curricular materials. Drawing from students’ survey responses, classroom observations, and teacher interview data, we show ways in which Jackie’s pedagogy differs considerably between the two courses and we shed light on reasons underlying this variation.By examining one teacher who enacts different practices in each of the two curricular contexts, this paper highlights factors that contribute to teachers’ enacted curricula – factors that have been understated in previous mathematics education research on teacher development. The study establishes the importance of distinguishing between global and local teacher change, and suggests implications for future studies of teaching and reform. |
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Keywords: | contextual factors enacted or implemented curriculum reform teacher change teacher development parents |
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