The impact of professional development on mathematics teachers' beliefs and practices

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The impact of professional development on mathematics teachers' beliefs and practices

This thesis describes the analysis of the implementation of a professional development programme for secondary mathematics teachers in England. The research used a mixed methods multiple case study design with three secondary schools. The aim of the study was to understand mathematics teachers'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Watson, Steven
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	mathematics teachers mathematics teaching professional development social learning theory
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27744/

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