An Analysis of the New Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education Curriculum in Turkey

The purpose of this paper is to describe and reflect on the changes in the new elementary mathematics teacher education curriculum in Turkey. It is our goal to share the revised teacher education curriculum with the outside mathematics teacher education community. The paper is organized around four...

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Published in:The Mathematics educator 2007, Vol.17 (2), p.41
Main Authors: Isiksal, Mine, Koc, Yusuf, Bulut, Safure, Atay-Turhan, Tulay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Educational Change
Elementary Education
Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Teachers
Preservice Teacher Education
Teacher Education Curriculum
Turkey
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to describe and reflect on the changes in the new elementary mathematics teacher education curriculum in Turkey. It is our goal to share the revised teacher education curriculum with the outside mathematics teacher education community. The paper is organized around four major sections: An overview of the teacher education system in Turkey, the characteristics of the previous mathematics teacher education curriculum, the need for the revisions, and characteristics of the revised curriculum. (Contains 1 table.)
ISSN:1062-9017