Mathematics Teacher Preparation in Central America and the Caribbean: The Cases of Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela

by Angel Ruiz

Overview

This Open Access book is an excellent synthesis of the initial and continuing preparation for Mathematics Teaching in Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, from which comparative analyses can be made that show similarities and differences, and highlight various perspectives.

In August 2012, a workshop of the Capacity and Networking Project (CANP) of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) was held in Costa Rica. This CANP brought together for two weeks a group of 66 Mathematics educators, mathematicians, university administrators, and elementary and secondary teachers from Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Panamá and Costa Rica. The goal was to promote progress in Mathematics Education in the region; as such it was a unique experience in the region. One of the most important results of this event was the creation of the Mathematics Education Network of Central America and the Caribbean (REDUMATE). Itwas organized by persons associated with the Mathematics Education Reform Project in Costa Rica (responsible for the most outstanding and innovative curriculum reform in Latin America) and the Inter-American Committee on Mathematics Education (IACME), which is an official regional multinational organization affiliate of ICMI.

This book brings to the international Educational Community an important collection of experiences and ideas in the Mathematics Education of four countries of a region within the heart of the American continent, a region that has been many times forgotten. The dissemination of these results can promote the search for international collaborative actions in a wider scale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319441764
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	12/02/2016
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Education
Edition description:	1st ed. 2017
Pages:	86
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Mathematics Teacher Preparation in Central America and the Caribbean. An Introduction: Angel Ruiz.- Chapter 1. Colombia: Mathematics Education and the Preparation of Teachers. Consolidating a Professional and Scientific Field: Edgar Alberto Guacaneme, Gilberto Obando-Zapata, Diego Garzón and Jhony Alexander Villa-Ochoa.- Chapter 2. Costa Rica: The Preparation of Mathematics Teachers: Yuri Morales-López.- Chapter 3. Dominican Republic: The Initial and Continuing Preparation of Teachers: Ivanovnna Cruz and Sarah González.- Chapter 4. Venezuela: Initial and Continuing Preparation of the Mathematics Teacher: Nelly León-Gómez and Walter O. Beyer-Kessler.- References and Bibliography.- Appendix: Meanings of Acronyms.- Acknowledgments.

Editorial Reviews

This book gives the reader an eye-opening interpretation of the current research, facts, and realities on the state of mathematics education. Books like this put together vital papers to give math educators an up-to-date state of affairs in the profession, acknowledgement of the problems, and the incentive to figure out what to do to solve the problems.” (Peter T. Olszewski, MAA Reviews, November, 2017)

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