Characterizing Pedagogical Flow An Investigation of Mathematics and Science Teaching in Six Countries /

• Main Authors: Schmidt, William H. (Author), Jorde, Doris. (Author), Cogan, Leland S. (Author), Barrier, Emilie. (Author), Gonzalo, Ignacio. (Author), Moser, Urs. (Author), Shimizu, Katsuhiko. (Author), Sawada, Toshio. (Author), Valverde, Gilbert A. (Author), McKnight, Curtis. (Author), Prawat, Richard S. (Author), Wiley, David E. (Author), Raizen, Senta A. (Author), Britton, Edward D. (Author), Wolfe, Richard G. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Science education.; International and Comparative Education.; Mathematics Education.; Science Education.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Characterizing Pedagogical Flow presents conclusions from a multi-disciplinary, multi-national research project blending quantitative and qualitative approaches through a discourse methodology. The work produced portraits of mathematics and science education that were dramatically different for each...

Table of Contents:

• Investigating Curriculum and Pedagogy
• Investigating the Story of Curriculum and Pedagogy: Conceptualizing and Comparing Educational Practices
• Exploring the Story of Curriculum: Examining Artifacts of Intention
• The Classroom Story Unfolds: Observing the Implementation of Curricular and Pedagogical Intentions
• Moving from Conceptions to Instrumentation
• Lessons from Lessons
• Case Studies of Six Countries
• France: Case Study
• Japan: Case Study
• Norway: Case Study
• Spain: Case Study
• Switzerland: Case Study
• United States: Case Study.