UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

Selected Publications

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Books


1. Adler, J (2001) Teaching mathematics in multilingual classrooms. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht.


2. Adler, J. and Reed, Y. (Eds.) (2002) Challenges of teacher development: An investigation of take-up in South Africa. Van Schaik: Pretoria. (Read Mail&Gardian Review)


3. Vithal, R., Adler, J. and Keitel, C. (Eds.) Researching mathematics Education in South frica:Perspectives, practices and possibilities. 359 pages. HSRC. Pretoria. ISBN 0-7969-2047-8 (Visit publisher s website)

 

Chapters in Books

1. Adler, J. (2010) La conceptualisation des ressources. Apports pour la formation des professeurs de mathematiques. In G. Gueudet et L.  Trouche (dir), Ressources vives, le travail documentaire des professeur, le cas des mathematiques. Presses Universitaires de Rennes.  Chapter 1. Pp. 7-18.

2. Adler, J. and Huillet, D. (2008) The social production of mathematics for teaching. In Sullivan, P., & Wood, T. (eds.) 2008. International handbook of mathematics teacher education: Vol. 1. Knowledge and beliefs in mathematics teaching and teaching development. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. (pp195-222).
3. Adler, J. (2006) Mathematics teacher education in post-apartheid South Africa: A focus on the mathematical work of teaching across contexts. In Borba, M. (ed.) Trends in Mathematics Education, Brazil (in Portuguese). (pp45-64). Sao PauloAutenti

4. Adler, J. (2005) Holding the past, living the present and imagining and creating a future: trends and challenges in research on mathematics teacher education, In Vithal, R., Adler, J. and Keitel, C. (Eds) Researching mathematics Education in South Africa: Perspectives, practices and possibilities. HSRC. Pretoria. pp. 163-182. ISBN 0-7969-4047-8

5. Adler, J. and Lerman, S. (2003) Getting the description right and making it count: Ethical practice in mathematics education research. In Bishop, A. & Kilpatrick, J. (Eds.) Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education. Commissioned chapter. Kluwer Educational Publishers.

6. Adler, J (2001) Re-sourcing practice and equity: A dual challenge for mathematics education. In Atweh, B., Forgasz, H. & Nebres, B (Eds.) Sociocultural research in mathematics education: An international perspectiveLawrence Erlbaum Associates. Pp185-200.
7. Adler, J. (1998) Lights and limits: Recontextualising Lave and Wenger to theorise knowledge of teaching and of learning school mathematics. In Watson, A. (Ed.) Situated cognition and the learning of mathematics. Centre for Mathematics Education Research. University of Oxford, Department of Educational Studies. Oxford. pp. 161-177.

Journal articles

1. Adler, J.(2010) Mathematics for teaching  matters.  Education as Change. 14(2) 123-135.

2. Adler, J. (2009) A methodology  for studying mathematics for teaching.  Reserches en Didactique des Mathematique.  29, 1, 33-57.

3. Adler, J. (2009) Mathematics techers education in South Africa: A research agenda focused on the mathematical work of teaching across diverse contexts.  The Indian Educational Researcher.  3, 1, 5-20(ISSNO974-2123) published by Stella Matutina College of Education, Ashok Nagar, Chennai 600083, India. 

4. Adler, J., Pournara, C., Taylor, D., Thorne, B. and Moletsane, G. (2009) Mathematics and science teacher  education in South Africa: a review of research, policy and practices in times of change.  The African Journal for Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education.  Special Issue.  November .  Pp. 28-46.

5. Rollnick, M., Adler, J. and Setati, M. (2009) The Institutional location of research in mathematics and science education in South Africa.  The African Journal for Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education.  Special Issue.  November.  Pp. 115-130.

6. Vekat, H, Adler, J., Setati, M., Rollnick, M. and Vhurumuku, E. (2009) Mathematics and Science teacher deucation in South Africa: A review of research, policy and practice in times of change.  The African Journal for Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education.  Special Issue.  November.  Pp. 2-27.

7.Kazima, M., Pillay, V. and Adler, J. (2008) Mathematics for Teaching: Observations from two case studies. South African Journal of Education. 28, 283-299
8. Davis, Z., Adler, J., and Parker, D. (2007) Identification with images of the teacher and teaching in formalized in-service mathematics teacher education and the constitution of mathematics for teaching. Journal of Education, 42, 33-60
9. Adler, J. and Pillay, V. (2007). An Investigation into Mathematics for Teaching: Insights from a case. African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. 11, 2, 87-108
10. Adler, J. and Davis, Z. (2006). Opening another black box: Researching mathematics for teaching in mathematics teacher education. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 37, 4, 270-296
11. Adler J; Ball D; Krainer K; Lin FL; Novotna, J. (2005). Reflections on an emerging field: Researching mathematics teacher education. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 61 (3): 359 - 381.

12. Parker, D. and Adler, J. (2005) Constraint or catalyst: The regulation of teacher education in South Africa. Journal of Education. 36: 59-78.

13. Setati, M., Adler, J, Reed, Y. and Bapoo, A. (2002) Incomplete journeys: code-switching and other language practices in multilingual classrooms in South Africa. Language and Education. 16. 128-149
14. Setati, M., and Adler, J. (2001) Between languages and discourses: Code-switching practices in primary mathematics classrooms in South Africa. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 43, 243-269.
15. Adler, J. (2000) Social practice theory and mathematics teacher education: a conversation between theory and practice. Nordic Mathematics Education Journal (NOMAD) 8, 3, 31-53.
16. Adler, J. and Reed, Y. (2000) Researching teachers take-up from a formal in-service professional development programme. Journal of Education, 25, 192-226.

17. Adler, J. (2000) Conceptualising resources as a theme for mathematics teacher education. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. 3, 3, 205-224.

18. Adler, J. (1999) Seeing and seeing through talk: The teaching dilemma of transparency in multilingual mathematics classrooms. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 30, 1, 47-64.
19. Adler, J. (1998) A language of teaching dilemmas: unlocking the complex multilingual secondary mathematics classroom. For the Learning of Mathematics, 18, 1, 24-33.

19. Adler, J. (1997) A participatory-inquiry approach and the mediation of mathematical knowledge in a multilingual classroom. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 33, 235-258.

20. Adler,J. (1997) A participatory-inquiry approach and the mediation of mathematical knowledge in multilingual classroom. Education Studies in Mathematics, 33, 235-258.

21. Adler, J. (1995) Dilemmas and A Paradox: Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Knowledge of their teaching in multilingual classroom. Teaching and Teacher Education, 11.3. 263-274.

 

Recent Conference proceedings

1. Professional knowledge matters in mathematics teaching. In Rajendra, B. (et al) Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians 2010 (ICM 2010), Vol 4, Invited lecture. Online. Hard copy 2011.

2. Mathematics for teaching matters. In Hurst, C. et at (Eds.) Mathematics: Its Mine: Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial conference  of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers INC. AAMT. Adelaide. Pp. 3-6

3. Adler, J. and Davis, Z. (2006) Studying mathematics for teaching inside teacher education. In Proceedings of the S RMSTE Conference, Pretoria, January 2006.

4. Davis, Z, Parker, D and Adler, J. (2005) Imaginary and symbolic identification in formalised in-service mathematics teacher education and the differential constitution of mathematics for teaching. Proceedings of the Annual Kenton Conference. Rhodes University. October.

5. Adler, J. (2005) Researching mathematics teacher education: The QUANTUM project and its progress. In Kasanda, C., Muhammed, L., Akpo, S. and Ngololo, E. (Eds). Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Resesearch in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Windhoek: University of Namibia. Pp. 11 ? 24.

6. Adler, J., Davis, Z., Kazima, M., Parker, D. & Webb, L. (2005). Working with students mathematical productions: elaborating a key element of mathematical knowledge for teaching. In Chick, H.L. & Vincent, J. L (Eds.) Proceedings of the 29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Department of Science and Mathematics Education. Melbourne University. Australia. Volume 2, pp.1-8.

7. Parker, D, Davis, Z and Adler, J. (2005). Mathematics for Teaching and Competence Pedagogies in formalised In-service Mathematics Teacher Education in South African Universities. Paper presented at the MES conference in Australia.