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Principals’ perceptions and expectations of Primary Teachers with a specialisation in mathematics
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McMaster, H and Way, J and Bobis, J and Beswick, K, Principals' perceptions and expectations of Primary Teachers with a specialisation in mathematics, Proceedings of the 41st annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 1-5 July 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 551-558. ISBN 978-1-920846-28-2 (2018) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This study explored the perspectives of primary principals, as they consider the prospect of
employing new teachers with a ‘specialisation’ in mathematics. Structured interviews were
conducted with six NSW principals across school sectors. Analysis of the data revealed the
nature of ‘specialist’ roles in a school depended heavily on current funding arrangements
and the levels of existing expertise. The traits that principals wanted new specialists to have
formed three strong themes: knowledge for teaching mathematics, personal attributes, and
relationships with others – with leadership qualities anticipated across all three. We raise
questions about the preparation of graduates to meet the expectations of schools.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | principals, STEM, mathematics |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Education and Training Systems |
| Objective Field: | Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Beswick, K (Professor Kim Beswick) |
| ID Code: | 128083 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2018-09-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-02-14 |
| Downloads: | 6 View Download Statistics |
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