Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Decisions in a Time of Crisis

Self-Reflections as a Basis for Community Inquiry

Bibliographic Data

ID22044136
AuthorsEsther S Levenson (0000-0002-4085-0312, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author), Ruthi Barkai (Tel Aviv University), Michal Tabach (0000-0003-2869-3032, Tel Aviv University)
Year2023
Volume13
Issue5
Pages453
Publication date2023-04-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci13050453
OpenAlexW4367316703
LanguageEN
References cited38

A time of crisis is a time of uncertainty, when many decisions need to be made. This study combines self-reflection, along with community inquiry, as three mathematics teacher educators recount a lesson that they taught in the past and how it was changed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Decisions were analyzed in terms of goals, orientations, and resources. The findings showed that the key issue was the immediate requirement to change one’s regular routine. For some, resources were replaced. For others, dominant orientations receded to the background, and new goals were set. A final reflection conducted after returning to the classroom revealed how challenges during the crisis led to change and the adoption of new goals both during and after the crisis, clarifying our values and leading to the use of additional resources today

Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Computer Science · Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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