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Zagorianakos, Andonis; Shvarts, Anna – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2015
The research is a study of the Husserlian approach to intuition, informed by Merleau-Ponty's theory of perception, in the case of a prospective teacher of mathematics. It explores the two major stages-categories of intuition, the essential relations between them, and their vital role in the emergence of empirical and abstract mathematical…
Descriptors: Intuition, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Case Studies
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Lockwood, Elise – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2011
The purpose of this article is to explore student-generated connections among counting problems. The literature indicates that such problems pose difficulties for students, who struggle to detect common structures and identify models of underlying problem types. A case study is presented here, in which students elaborate upon connections they make…
Descriptors: Expertise, Problem Solving, Educational Researchers, Numbers
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Graven, Mellony – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2004
This paper is part of a broader study that draws on Wenger's (Wenger, E.: 1998, "Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity", Cambridge University Press, New Work) social practice perspective to investigate teacher learning. The study extends Wenger's complex model of interrelated components of learning (as meaning, practice,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Learning Processes, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis