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Two factors involved in producing quality research in mathematics education are discussed in this chapter: navigating the role of the self and engaging with others. These factors have the potential to motivate patience and persistence in a quest for quality while building from a researcher’s views of others’ ideas rather than being subsumed by them. Efforts to produce quality research in mathematics education require carefully managing evolving perspectives of who you are and who you want to be, all in the context of what you want to know and the ideas of others.
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Kastberg, S.E. (2019). Navigating the Self and Engaging with Others in Constructing Visions of Quality in Mathematics Education Research. In: Leatham, K.R. (eds) Designing, Conducting, and Publishing Quality Research in Mathematics Education. Research in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23505-5_11
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