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T1  - Finnish mathematics teachers’ beliefs about their profession expressed through metaphors 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/42720 
T3  - Suomen ainedidaktisen tutkimusseuran julkaisuja : Ainedidaktisia tutkimuksia 
A1  - Oksanen, Susanna; Hannula, Markku S. 
A2  - Hannula, Markku S.; Portaankorva-Koivisto, Päivi; Laine, Anu; Näveri, Liisa 
PB  - Suomen ainedidaktinen tutkimusseura ry 
Y1  - 2013 
LA  - eng 
AB  - The purpose of this study was to investigate Finnish mathematics teachers’ beliefs about teaching and teachers as expressed through metaphors. Because teachers’ beliefs play a significant role in their teaching, it is important to recognize those beliefs. Metaphors provide insights into beliefs that are not explicit or consciously held. In this study we investigated what kind of metaphors Finnish mathematics teachers in different schools and in different stages of their careers use. This study f... 
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KW  - 516 Educational sciences; teachers' beliefs; mathematics teaching; metaphors; teacher change 
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