Pre-primary school teachers’ approaches to mathematics education in Finland
The purpose of this small-scale study is to examine Finnish pre-primary teachers’ approaches to mathematics education. Qualitative analyses from six indepth interviews reveal different strategies and goals. The teachers describe themselves as the facilitating participant, express that mathematics s...
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Early Childhood Education Association Finland
2015-12-01
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| description | The purpose of this small-scale study is to examine Finnish pre-primary teachers’ approaches to mathematics education. Qualitative analyses from six indepth interviews reveal different strategies and goals. The teachers describe themselves as the facilitating participant, express that mathematics should be framed in playful settings, and assume that it is to be learnt indirectly. The study discerns different pedagogical goals for mathematics education, such as working on counting procedures, preparing for the next school level, building for a better future, and teaching for mathematical literacy. These constitute the teachers’ pedagogical approaches to early mathematics education. Context is experienced as influencing their practice, together with an overall aim to foster a positive attitude towards mathematics. This is discussed in relation to the teachers’ |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3cd81e8e3e35472eb08b38bf67b4a6512022-12-22T04:02:29ZengEarly Childhood Education Association FinlandJournal of Early Childhood Education Research2323-74142015-12-0142Pre-primary school teachers’ approaches to mathematics education in FinlandCamilla Björklund0University of Gothenburg, Sweden The purpose of this small-scale study is to examine Finnish pre-primary teachers’ approaches to mathematics education. Qualitative analyses from six indepth interviews reveal different strategies and goals. The teachers describe themselves as the facilitating participant, express that mathematics should be framed in playful settings, and assume that it is to be learnt indirectly. The study discerns different pedagogical goals for mathematics education, such as working on counting procedures, preparing for the next school level, building for a better future, and teaching for mathematical literacy. These constitute the teachers’ pedagogical approaches to early mathematics education. Context is experienced as influencing their practice, together with an overall aim to foster a positive attitude towards mathematics. This is discussed in relation to the teachers’https://journal.fi/jecer/article/view/114042Finlandmathematicsteachingpre-primary education |
| spellingShingle | Camilla Björklund Pre-primary school teachers’ approaches to mathematics education in Finland Journal of Early Childhood Education Research Finland mathematics teaching pre-primary education |
| title | Pre-primary school teachers’ approaches to mathematics education in Finland |
| title_full | Pre-primary school teachers’ approaches to mathematics education in Finland |
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| title_short | Pre-primary school teachers’ approaches to mathematics education in Finland |
| title_sort | pre primary school teachers approaches to mathematics education in finland |
| topic | Finland mathematics teaching pre-primary education |
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