• Developing Self-Efficacy in Teaching Mathematics: Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of the Role of Subject Knowledge 

      Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Solomon, Yvette (Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research;Published online 25 Mar 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-19)
      Two major concerns in mathematics teacher education are the role of subject matter knowledge and the development of self-efficacy in pre-service teachers. This article brings these issues together in an exploration of the ...
    • The incident of the quadratic equations: Recognising exclusion 

      Foyn, Trine; Solomon, Yvette (Conference object, 2021)
      In this paper we explore the hidden nature of girls’ exclusion from mathematics in a Norwegian lower secondary school. Drawing on ethnographic data from a three-year longitudinal study, we focus on a particular incident ...
    • Making decisions about attainment grouping in mathematics: teacher agency and autonomy in Norway 

      Eriksen, Elisabeta Iuliana; Solomon, Yvette; Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Gray, James; Kleve, Bodil (Research Papers in Education;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Grouping by attainment is a relatively new and contested practice in Norway, where strong historical discourses of heterogeneous education are under pressure from international test comparisons, particularly in mathematics. ...
    • The mathematics teacher educator as broker: boundary learning. 

      Eriksen, Elisabeta Iuliana; Solomon, Yvette (CERME Proceedings Series;Proceedings of the Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Conference object, 2022)
      We analyse how two co-teaching mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) describe and justify the enactment of their theory of change in a course for practicing teachers. Applying concepts from Communities of Practice, we ...
    • Prospective teachers navigating intersecting communities of practice: early school placement 

      Solomon, Yvette; Eriksen, Elisabeta; Smestad, Bjørn; Rodal, Camilla; Bjerke, Annette Hessen (Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education;;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-19)
      An issue of particular concern in mathematics teacher education is the relationship between theory and practice, and the nature of university–school partnerships. We report here on results from a research project answering ...
    • Teacher Learning towards Equitable Mathematics Classrooms: Reframing Problems of Practice 

      Solomon, Yvette; Eriksen, Elisabeta Iuliana; Bjerke, Annette Hessen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This study responds to the debate on understanding and evaluating teacher learning in professional development programmes, with particular reference to the development of equitable mathematics classrooms. Conducted in ...
    • Theorising mathematics teaching: pre-service teachers’ perceptions before and during school placement 

      Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Eriksen, Elisabeta; Rodal, Camilla; Smestad, Bjørn; Solomon, Yvette (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Pre-service teachers frequently experience a tension between their research-informed university college training and their in-school practice. In mathematics teaching, this is a particularly sharp contrast, since personal ...
    • A Tripartite Cooperation? The Challenges of School-University Collaboration in Mathematics Teacher Education in Norway 

      Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Eriksen, Elisabeta; Rodal, Camilla; Smestad, Bjørn; Solomon, Yvette (Proceedings of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education;(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-07)
      One goal of Norway’s new primary teacher education programme of 2010 was improved school placement: the relationship between the teacher education institution, practice schools and pre-service teachers was to be formalized ...