Article ID: CBB001023843

The Education of Mathematics Teachers in the United States: David Eugene Smith, Early Twentieth-Century Pioneer (2006)

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Donoghue, Eileen F. (Author)


Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education
Volume: 42
Pages: 559--573


Publication Date: 2006
Edition Details: Part of a special issue, “History of Teaching and Learning Mathematics”
Language: English

In the USA, authority over teacher education and certification rests with the individual states rather than the federal government. Nonetheless, US mathematics teacher-education programs bear a strong resemblance in their fundamental structure to one another and to the earliest such programs established in the 1890s. This paper examines an influential early program developed by David Eugene Smith, a pioneer in mathematics education. Smith's program required preparation in mathematics, specialized training in mathematics pedagogy, exposure to social science perspectives and supervised practice teaching. Three characteristics distinguished Smith's program: the importance of a historical perspective, the dynamic aspect of the teacher's role, and the need for an international viewpoint. Smith sought to extend the domain of teacher education into school classrooms through his innovative handbooks for teachers. An examination of Smith's 1904 arithmetic series and the accompanying handbook reveals how he incorporated the continued education of teachers into school textbooks.

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Authors & Contributors
Phillips, Christopher J.
Zuccheri, Luciana
Stawiska, Małgorzata
Domoradzki, Stanisław
Zudini, Verena
Yamamoto, Shinya
Concepts
Mathematics
Mathematics education
Science education and teaching
Textbooks
Science and politics
Primary and secondary education
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
20th century, late
Modern
18th century
Places
United States
Netherlands
Sweden
Russia
Poland
Japan
Institutions
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
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