UCL Discovery
UCL home » Library Services » Electronic resources » UCL Discovery

The Impact of Educational Research on Mathematics Education

Wiliam, Dylan; (2003) The Impact of Educational Research on Mathematics Education. In: Bishop, AJ and Clements, MA and Keitel, C and Kilpatrick, J and Leung, FKS and Clements, MA and Leung, FKS, (eds.) Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education. (pp. 471-490). Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, Netherlands:. Green open access

[thumbnail of Wiliam2003TheImpactchapter.pdf]
Preview
Text (Wiliam2003TheImpactchapter.pdf)
Wiliam2003TheImpactchapter.pdf - Other

Download (169kB) | Preview

Abstract

The failure of educational research to impact teaching and learning has been lamented almost from the beginnings of educational research itself. In this chapter, I explore some of the reasons for this failure and attempt to suggest how educational research might impact the teaching and learning of mathematics more effectively in the future. I begin by arguing that classroom practices in mathematics education are, in fact, relatively stable and have changed little over recent decades. To try to understand why that is, I trace briefly the history of educational research and suggest that the major reason for the failure of research to impact practice is the emphasis on analytic rationality as the method to generate knowledge in education. By focusing on the nature of expertise in teaching, I argue that a focus on Aristotle’s intellectual virtue of ‘practical wisdom’ would be more appropriate and suggest some ways in this change of focus could lead to a more productive relationship between research and practice.

Type: Book chapter
Title: The Impact of Educational Research on Mathematics Education
ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-1008-8
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-0273-8
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0273-8
Additional information: This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1507192
Downloads since deposit
1Download
Download activity - last month
Download activity - last 12 months
Downloads by country - last 12 months

Archive Staff Only

View Item View Item