Master Mathematics Teachers: Educational and Professional Excellence in Chinese Primary Schools - Paperback

by Zhenzhen Miao (Author), Christian Bokhove (Author), David Reynolds (Author)

This practical guide invites teachers to take a journey towards masterly mathematics teaching using the experiences and lessons learnt across five Chinese provinces, Anhui, Beijing, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Tianjin.

Author Biography

Zhenzhen Miao is Assistant Professor in Mathematics Education at Jiangxi Normal University, China. Zhenzhen teaches both initial teacher education (ITE) and research courses in Mathematics Education to both undergraduates and postgraduates and is an active contributor to teacher professional development (PD) at local schools, provincial teaching research conferences and the National PD Programme for Rural Teachers in China. Her research focuses on mathematics learning, teaching, ITE and teacher PD in both local and global contexts. She has a PhD from the University of Southampton, UK.

Christian Bokhove is Professor in Mathematics Education at Southampton Education School, University of Southampton, UK. He is also Director of Research at the School and has co-led their Mathematics, Science and Health Education research centre. He has a PhD from Utrecht University, Netherlands.

David Reynolds, CBE, was Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor, Head of Department and Professor of Education at Swansea University, UK. Since 2021, he has been Distinguished Professor of Education at Hangzhou Normal University, China. He has published extensively in the areas of educational effectiveness, comparative education and educational policy (over 20 books, 150 articles) and has lectured, consulted and/or researched in over 70 countries.