Research Committee: Strengthening Research by Designing for Coherence and Connections to Practice NCTM Research Committee

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-235
Author(s):  
Timothy Boerst ◽  
Jere Confrey ◽  
Daniel Heck ◽  
Eric Knuth ◽  
Diana V. Lambdin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
National Council ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
School Contexts ◽  
The Past

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is committed to strengthening relations between research and practice and to the development of a coherent knowledge base that is usable in practice. The fifth of NCTM's strategic priorities states, “Bring existing research into the classroom, and identify and encourage research that addresses the needs of classroom practice” (NCTM, 2008). The need to work toward connection and coherence is not unique to the field of mathematics education. Fields such as medicine (e.g., Clancy, 2007), software engineering (e.g., Gorschek, Garre, Larsson, & Wohlin, 2006), and social work (e.g., Hess & Mullen, 1995) routinely attend to these issues. Researchers in many fields strive to find new ways or to engage more effectively through existing means to enhance coherence and connection. In a sense, this is not a goal that can be achieved definitively, but one that requires persistent engagement. In education, the constant flux of variables in the system, such as curriculum, goals for student learning, and school contexts, requires that new connections between research and practice be investigated and that old connections be reexamined. Changes in educational contexts open new territory in need of study and also challenge the coherence of explanations grounded in previous research. In this way, attention of the field to connection and coherence is neither unique to mathematics education nor an effort due solely to inadequacies of research efforts in the past.

Commentary: Mathematics Teacher Educator: The Evolution of a New Journal

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-9
Author(s):  
J. Michael Shaughnessy
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Educator ◽  
Recent Conference

In the past decade, there has been a growing interest in the role that practitioners play as stakeholders in and coproducers of professional knowledge and of research knowledge in mathematics education (Kieran, Krainer, & Shaughnessy, in press). Although the wellspring of professional knowledge and craft wisdom of teachers has been sparsely tapped in previous decades, there are now signs from all over the world that teachers are playing an increasingly important role in research on the teaching and learning of mathematics (Bednarz, 2004; Fernandez & Yoshida, 2004; Herbel-Eisenmann & Cirillo, 2009; Huang & Bao, 2006; Jaworski et al., 2007; Makar & O'Brien, in press). A recent conference brought together practitioners, teacher educators, and researchers in mathematics education to develop a research agenda that will provide closer links between research and practice (NCTM, 2010).

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: A Look at Mathematics Education Today

1973 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 503-508
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Council ◽  
The Past ◽  
Education Today

As I have traveled across this continent during the past year I have had the opportunity to take the pulse of mathematics education in the United States and Canada.

The Role of Replication Studies in Educational Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinfa Cai ◽  
Anne Morris ◽  
Charles Hohensee ◽  
Stephen Hwang ◽  
Victoria Robison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Replication Studies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Important Concern ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Critical Idea

In the past year, we have used this space to tackle a chronic and important concern in mathematics education: how to increase the impact of research on practice. Because of the unique nature of this issue of JRME, we pause to address the critical idea of replication in educational research. In later issues, we will continue our primary theme and consider how the ideas raised in this editorial can further our understanding of the relationships between research and practice.

What Makes Us Different Makes Us Stronger: A Statement by the MTE Editorial Board

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 3
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Board Members ◽  
National Council ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Educators ◽  
Speak Up

Editorial board members of the MTE journal join the presidents of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) (the two organizations that jointly publish our journal) in expressing concern at the recent attacks on mathematics education scholars whose research does not conform with and challenges dominant perspectives in mathematics education. We are compelled to speak up because these attacks undermine the principles of academic freedom and our field's capacity to grow a trusted knowledge base.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Building Bridges of Mathematical Understanding for All Children

1996 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 536-539
Author(s):  
Jack Price
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Mathematical Understanding ◽  
National Council ◽  
The Past ◽  
Education Community

The theme “Building Bridges of Understanding” is especially important to the mathematics-education community. It proclaims the next steps that we all must take to make implementing the NCTM's Standards a long-lasting, successful effort to enhance mathematics education. Over the past two years, I have seen exciting changes taking place in many classrooms:

Capsule History of the NCTM

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Julius H. Hlavaty
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
History Of Mathematics ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Council ◽  
History Of Mathematics Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject

The history of mathematics education in America is the story of a long and exciting adventure. It is the subject of a forthcoming NCTM Yearbook, A History of Mathematics Education in the United States and Canada. The following is a capsule account of the direct involvements and the tangential contacts of the National Council with that history during the past fifty years.

Research Commentary: The Promise of Qualitative Metasynthesis for Mathematics Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kateri Thunder ◽  
Robert Q. Berry
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Mathematics Teaching And Learning ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Mathematics education has benefited from qualitative methodological approaches over the past 40 years across diverse topics. Although the number, type, and quality of qualitative research studies in mathematics education has changed, little is known about how a collective body of qualitative research findings contributes to our understanding of a particular topic within the field. Through a process of qualitative research metasynthesis, our knowledge base can be broadened to provide insights into attitudes, perceptions, interactions, structures, and behaviors relevant for mathematics teaching and learning. The purpose of this commentary is to provide a rationale, definition, and procedure to conduct qualitative metasynthesis as a means of synthesizing and interpreting qualitative studies in the field of mathematics education.

Listening to the Voices of Individuals with Disabilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen French Gilson ◽  
John C. Bricout ◽  
Frank R. Baskind
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social

Social work literature, research, and practice on disabilities has lagged behind other topical areas dealing with oppressed groups. The social work literature remains “expert focused” and generally fragmented into discussions of specific disabilities or subpopulations. A viable general model that deals with the personal experience of disability is not available. This exploratory study presents a social work literature search and analysis as well as interviews with six individuals with disabilities about their experiences with social workers. Individuals with disabilities assert that they were treated as though they had categorically fewer aspirations, abilities, and perhaps even fundamental rights than did nondisabled people. This study provides a base for follow-up research on models of consumer-focused social work practice in the area of disability.

"Do not Worry Your Head": The Impossibility of Indigenising Social Work Education and Practice in Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwaku Osei-Hwedie ◽  
Doris Akyere Boateng
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
North American ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
The People ◽  
African Context ◽  
Drawing Board ◽  
Work Education

As the discussions and debates rage on about the content and direction of social work in Africa, the challenges associated with weaning the profession off its Western and North American roots become apparent. The desire to indigenise or make the profession culturally relevant is well articulated in the literature. Some efforts have been undertaken toward achieving this desire. However, it is evident that despite the numerous discussions and publications, it appears that efforts at indigenising, localising, or making social work culturally relevant have not made much progress. While what must be achieved is somewhat clear; how to achieve it and by what process remain a conundrum. The article, therefore, revisits the issue of making social work culturally relevant in Africa and its associated challenges. Despite the indictment of current social work education and practice in Africa, it appears that many academics and professionals have accepted that what is Western is global, fashionable, and functional, if not perfect. Given this, perhaps, “we should not worry our heads” about changing it. Instead, social work educators and practitioners in Africa should go back to the drawing board to determine how current social work education and practice can be blended with a traditional African knowledge base, approaches and models to reflect and align with the critical principles and ideals within the African context. This is with the hope of making the profession more relevant to the needs of the people of Africa.

The Three-Legged Stool of Voter Engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
Adelaide K. Sandler ◽  
Mary E. Hylton ◽  
Jason Ostrander ◽  
Tanya R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Voter Registration ◽  
Elected Officials ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The Past ◽  
Voting Decisions

Disparities in voter turnout have increased significantly over the past four decades. Members of historically oppressed groups, those who are low-income, and or who have lower levels of education vote at significantly lower rates than white, wealthy and or more educated community members. These disparities correlate directly to political power and the eventual allocation of resources by elected officials. Therefore, eliminating these disparities through targeted voter engagement with client groups is particularly important for the profession of social work. This article describes the conceptualization of voter engagement as a three-legged stool, consisting of voter registration, regular voting, and basing voting decisions on self-interest.Without attention to all three legs, the potential for generating political power collapses, resulting in minimal influence on elected officials.

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