Howard, Fionnán ORCID: 0000-0003-0802-9783, O'Reilly, Maurice and Nic Mhuirí, Siún
ORCID: 0000-0001-5008-5573
(2021)
Storying mathematical identity narratives.
In: Eighth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 8), 15-16 Oct 2021, Dublin, Ireland (Online).
Abstract
This paper presents an analytical framework called storying stories. It was used to analyse
narrative data that was collected as part of a PhD study into the mathematical identity of
science and engineering students (MISE). This framework was selected because it relies on
the co-construction of meaning between researcher and participant. Mathematical identity is
commonly assumed to be a co-constructed phenomenon and thus, narrative methods of data
collection and analysis have regularly been employed by mathematical identity researchers.
However, the storying stories framework presented in this paper appears to have been
overlooked, or perhaps discounted, by these researchers.
This stage of the PhD study involved one participant who took part in a pilot narrative
interview concerning their mathematical identity. Although thematic analysis allows the
development of themes that are common across participants, a new method of analysis was
required to use narrative inquiry as a descriptive tool for an individual participant. This
paper will present how this method for analysing and presenting such data was applied to this
interview.
Metadata
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Event Type: | Conference |
Refereed: | Yes |
Additional Information: | Full proceedings available at: https://sites.google.com/dcu.ie/meiconference/mei-8/proceedings |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Education Mathematics |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies Research Institutes and Centres > Center for the Advancement of Science Teaching and Learning (CASTeL) |
Published in: | Kingston, Mary and Grimes, Paul, (eds.) Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 8). . Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI). |
Publisher: | Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI) |
Official URL: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5601481 |
Copyright Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Open Access (CC-BY 4.0) |
ID Code: | 27116 |
Deposited On: | 11 May 2022 14:57 by Siun Nic Mhuiri . Last Modified 11 May 2022 14:57 |
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