The focus of the 15th Study, led by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), was the professional education and development of mathematics teachers around the world. The study was designed to investigate practices and programs of mathematics teacher education in different countries and to contribute to an international discourse about the professional education of prospective and practicing teachers of mathematics.
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Even, R., Ball, D.L. (2009). Setting the Stage for the ICMI Study on the Professional Education and Development of Teachers of Mathematics. In: Even, R., Ball, D.L. (eds) The Professional Education and Development of Teachers of Mathematics. New ICMI Study Series, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09601-8_1
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