Reconsidering the study of mathematics instructional practices: The importance of curricular context in understanding local and global teacher change

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-345

  Herbel Eisenmann, Beth A ^a   Lubienski, Sarah Theule ^b   Id Deen, Lateefah ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Woodward Academy   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual factors; Enacted or implemented curriculum; Parents; Reform; Teacher change; Teacher development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845215867     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-006-9012-x     Document Type: Article

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