A zone theory approach to analysing identity formation in mathematics education

• Published in: ZDM Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 405 - 418
• Main Authors: Goos, Merrilyn, Bennison, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2019; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Child Development; Education; Identity formation; Learning; Learning Theories; Mathematical analysis; Mathematics; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Teachers; Mathematics teaching; Numeracy; Original Article; Participation; Professional Identity; Secondary school mathematics; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Educators; Teacher identity; Teachers; Theories; Valsiner (J); Valsiner's zones framework; Mathematics teachers; Productive tensions; Agency; Identity; Mathematics teacher educators; Valsiner’s zone theory

This article examines possibilities for using Valsiner's zone theory to understand identity formation of mathematics teachers and mathematics teacher educators. We situate our analysis within a sociological frame for identity research, in which identity is interpreted as an action rather than a...