Ní Shúilleabháin, Aoibhinn
ORCID: 0000-0003-4823-495X, Johnson, Patrick
ORCID: 0000-0001-5346-0260, Ní Ríordáin, Máire
ORCID: 0000-0002-6434-9899 and Prendergast, Mark
ORCID: 0000-0002-1766-7421
(2016)
Pre-service mathematics teachers’ concerns and beliefs on implementing curricular reform.
In: SMEC 2016 - Science and Mathematics Education Conference, June 2016, St. Patrick's Campus, Dublin City University.
ISBN 9781873769621
Abstract
In 2010, a major reform of the Irish post-primary mathematics curriculum was introduced. In tandem with this reform, in-service professional development has been made available to all post-primary mathematics teachers, with over 4,000 teachers attending such training (Project Maths Implementation Support Group, 2014). However, as these specialised professional development programmes are presently drawing to a
close, newly qualifying mathematics teachers will not have opportunity to participate in such in-service initiatives. In this research, we investigate the concerns and efficacy beliefs of a cohort of pre-service teachers (PSTs) towards the curriculum reform. 41 PSTs from post-graduate initial teacher education in four third-level institutions in Ireland participated in the research. Preliminary data based on their concerns regarding
the reform (Charalambos and Philippou, 2010) and additional qualitative responses are presented in this paper. Findings suggest that at the commencement of their initial teacher education, this group of PSTs are concerned about their knowledge of the reform, have mis-information about the reform, and do not yet show significant concern for the
impact of the reform.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Education Social Sciences > Teaching Mathematics |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies Research Institutes and Centres > Research Centre in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education (CASTel) |
| Published in: | Proceedings of the 7th Science and Mathematics Education Conference: STEM Teacher Education – Initial and Continuing Professional Development. Science and Mathematics Education Conference (SMEC) Proceedings . Centre for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning (CASTeL), Dublin City University. ISBN 9781873769621 |
| Publisher: | Centre for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning (CASTeL), Dublin City University |
| Official URL: | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311674439... |
| Copyright Information: | Authors |
| ID Code: | 32995 |
| Deposited On: | 21 Jul 2026 12:19 by Aaron Barry . Last Modified 21 Jul 2026 12:19 |
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