Beeli-Zimmermann, Sonja (2014). Beyond questionnaires – Exploring adult education teachers' mathematical beliefs with pictures and interviews. Adults Learning Mathematics - An International Journal, 9(2), pp. 35-53. ALM
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Because of the impact that mathematical beliefs have on an individual’s behaviour, they are generally well researched. However, little mathematical belief research has taken place in the field of adult education. This paper presents preliminary results from a study conducted in this field in Switzerland. It is based on Ernest’s (1989) description of mathematics as an instrumental, Platonist or problem solving construct. The analysis uses pictures drawn by the participants and interviews conducted with them as data. Using a categorising scheme developed by Rolka and Halverscheid (2011), the author argues that adults’ mathematical beliefs are complex and especially personal aspects are difficult to capture with said scheme. Particularly the analysis of visual data requires a more refined method of analysis.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education > Educational Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Beeli-Zimmermann, Sonja |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education |
ISSN: |
1744-1803 |
Publisher: |
ALM |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Sonja Beeli-Zimmermann |
Date Deposited: |
12 Jan 2015 16:33 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:38 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
adult education teachers, mathematical beliefs, qualitative methods, content analysis |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.61488 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/61488 |
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