Student participation: An exploration of the possibilities

Authors

Patricia Forster, Edith Cowan University

Document Type

Journal Article

Publisher

Carfax Publishing

Faculty

Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences

School

School of Education

RAS ID

1170

Comments

Forster, P. A. (2002). Student participation: an exploration of the possibilities. Reflective Practice, 3(2), 125-140. Available here.

Abstract

This paper reports the start of an inquiry where, as a high-school mathematics teacher, one of my goals was to encourage students' active participation in classroom activities. In it I describe two classroom episodes, one where my actions were problematic. Through critically reflecting on the episodes, I defined the type of student participation that I thought was desirable and what I might do to foster it. As part of the inquiry I used a multiple method research approach, and I describe in the paper how it informed my teaching practice.

DOI

10.1080/14623940220142280