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Andrews, Paul; Diego-Mantecón, Jose – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
Much comparative research into education-related beliefs has exploited questionnaires developed in one culture for use in another. This has been particularly the case in mathematics education, the focus of this paper. In so doing, researchers have tended to assume that translation alone is sufficient to warrant a reliable and valid instrument for…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Mathematics, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
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Xenofontos, Constantinos; Andrews, Paul – Research in Mathematics Education, 2012
In this paper we report on a small-scale comparative examination of prospective elementary teachers' beliefs about problem-solving in Cyprus and England. First year undergraduate students (13 from Cyprus and 14 from England) from a well-regarded university in each country were qualitatively interviewed at the commencement of their respective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers