What influences mathematics teacher educators’ decisions in course design : Activity theory and professional capital as an investigative approach

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Oates, Greg, Muir, Tracey, Murphy, Carol, Reaburn, Robyn and Maher, Nicole. (2021). What influences mathematics teacher educators’ decisions in course design : Activity theory and professional capital as an investigative approach. In In Goos, Merrilyn and Beswick, Kim (Ed.). The learning and development of mathematics teacher educators : International perspectives and challenges pp. 345-366 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62408-8_18

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Authors	Oates, Greg, Muir, Tracey, Murphy, Carol, Reaburn, Robyn and Maher, Nicole
Editors	Goos, Merrilyn and Beswick, Kim
Abstract	This chapter explores the potential of two theoretical perspectives to examine the factors that underpin decisions we make as mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) in the design of our courses. We report on discussions during initial meetings at the beginning of our review cycle to reassess the content, assessment and alignment of our three core mathematics pedagogy units in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) course. The discussions revealed a range of factors influencing the decisions we make about our courses and suggested we should investigate potential frameworks against which such decisions might be evaluated. We draw on two theoretical frameworks – activity theory and professional capital – to interpret the emerging themes in our decision-making process. In using these two theoretical models, we found we were better able to understand both the complexities of, and the tensions between, our agency and the need for alignment between the units we teach.
Page range	345-366
Year	2021
Book title	The learning and development of mathematics teacher educators : International perspectives and challenges
Publisher	Springer
Place of publication	Cham, Switzerland
Series	Research in mathematics education
ISBN	9783030624071
	9783030624101
	9783030624088
ISSN	2570-4729
	2570-4737
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62408-8_18
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