How Chinese Teach Mathematics : Perspectives from Insiders

This unique book represents another concerted research effort concerning Chinese mathematics education, with contributions from the world's leading scholars and most active researchers. The book presents the latest original research work with a particular focus on the ?teaching? side of Chinese mathematics education to a wide international audience. There are mainly three sections in the book: Teaching, Teacher, and Teacher Education. The first section, Teaching, focuses on Chinese mathematics teachers' teaching behavior and methods. The second section, Teacher, focuses on Chinese mathematics teachers' knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs, and the societal views or perceptions about their identities, their qualifications and their jobs, among other aspects. The third section, Teacher Education, focuses on Chinese mathematics teachers' professional development, including pre-service training, in-service training, and continual professional development. Like its predecessor, How Chinese Learn Mathematics: Perspectives from Insiders, this book is a must for educational researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers who are interested in knowing more about mathematics teaching, teacher and teacher education concerning Chinese teachers and learners.

Author: Lianghuo Fan, Ngai-Ying Wong, Jinfa Cai

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated

Publication Date: Apr 29, 2015

Number of Pages: 735 pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 9814415812

ISBN-13: 9789814415811