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BiographyAlan Bishop is Emeritus Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. For 23 years he was University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge before coming to Monash in 1992 as Professor of Education. He was President of the Mathematical Association, UK, was on the Royal Society's Mathematics Education committee, and was the UK National Representative on the International Commission for Mathematics Instruction, advising Government agencies on policies regarding mathematics education. He conducted a research survey to advise the influential Cockcroft Committee in the UK which changed policy regarding mathematics education in many countries, including Australia. He is a member of the Mathematics Association of Victoria. He advises UNESCO on mathematics education matters and contributed the module on Numeracy for UNESCO's resource material on Science and Technology Education.
Research InterestsMathematics education, particularly social and cultural aspects such as teaching in multilingual classrooms, ethnomathematics, bilingual and bicultural learners, and physically disadvantaged learners. International and intercultural education. Curriculum and assessment issues. Research and development processes in education. Teacher education. Esperanto as a primary school LOTE.
Professional Associations
- Research consultant and adviser, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, 1995-present. Assisting with the development of research projects for the Catalonian government.
SupervisionCultural issues in mathematics education in Ghana
Numeracy understanding of Thai teachers
Ethnomathematics in the Papua New Guinea curriculum
Immigration patterns and the responses of the mathematics curriculum
Women mathematics graduates' experiences of mathematics learning
Social and political issues surrounding the development of the current mathematics curriculum
Primary mathematics teaching in Mozambique
Learning difficulties with mathematics at a distance
Computer geometry and its effects on visualisation
PublicationsBishop, A.J. (2007) Values in mathematics and science education. In U.Gellert & E.Jablonka (eds.) Mathematisation demathematisation: social, philosophical and educational ramifications (pp.123-139) Rotterdam: Sense publishers.
Bishop, A.J. (2007) Postlude. In K.Francois & J.P.Van Bendegem (eds.) Philosophical dimensions in mathematics education (pp.229-232) New York: Springer
Bishop, Alan, Clarke, Barbara and Morony, Will (2006) Professional learning using the Mathematics Standards. Canberra: Teaching Australia
Bishop, A., Gunstone, D., Clarke, B. & Corrigan, D. (2006) Values in mathematics and science education: researchers and teachers views on the similarities and differences. For the Learning of Mathematics, 26, 1, 7-11.
Bishop, A.J. (2006) How Chinese learn mathematics perspectives from insiders (book review) Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Vol. 26, No. 1, May 2006, (pp.127-129).
Cao, Z., Forgasz, H. & Bishop, A.J. (2005) A comparison of perceived parental influence on mathematics learning among studen6ts in China and Australia. In H.L.Chick & J.L.Vincent (Eds.) Proceedings of the 29th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp.2-219-2-216), University of Melbourne, Australia.
Bishop, A.J., Clarke, B., Corrigan, D. & Gunstone, R.(2005) Teachers preferences and practices regarding values in teaching mathematics and science. In P.Clarkson, A.Downton, D.Gronn, M.Horne, A.McDonough, R.Pierce & A.Roche (Eds.) Building connections: theory, research and practice. Proceedings of Mathematics Education Research Group of AustralasiaInc.(pp.153-160). RMIT, Melbourne
Gorgorio, N., Planas, N. and Bishop, A.J. (2004) Dichotomies, complementarities and tensions. In P.Valero and R.Zevenbergen (Eds.) Researching the socio-political dimensions of mathematics education: Issues of power in theory and methodology, 107-123, Dordrecht Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Bishop, A.J. (2004) Mathematics education in its cultural context. In T.P.Carpenter, J.A.Dossey & J.L.Koehler (Eds.) Classics in mathematics education research (pp.200-207) Reston, VA, USA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Bishop, A.J. and Seah, W.T. (2003) Values in mathematics teaching the hidden persuaders? In A.J.Bishop, M.A.Clements, C.Keitel, J.Kilpatrick and F.K.S.Leung (Eds.) Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education pp.717-765) Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Bishop, A.J. (Chief Ed.) (2003) Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education, (with M.A. Clements, C. Keitel, J. Kilpatrick, and F.K.S. Leung). Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Bishop, A.J. (2002) Critical challenges in researching cultural issues in mathematics education. Journal of Intercultural Studies in Education, 23, 2, August 2002, 119-131)
Bishop, A.J. (2002) Mathematical acculturation, cultural conflicts, and transition. In G. de Abreu, A.J.Bishop and N.C.Presmeg (Eds) Transitions between contexts of mathematical practices (pp.193-212) Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers Kluwer
Bishop, A. J. (2001). International perspectives on doctoral studies in mathematics education. Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. Issues in Mathematics Education, Volume 9. One Field, Many Paths: U.S. Doctoral Programs in Mathematics Education. National Conference on Doctoral Programs, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA, October 1999, 45-52.
Bishop, A. (2001). Research into practice: what values do you teach when you teach mathematics? Teaching Children Mathematics, 7(6), 346-349.
Bishop, A.J. (2001) Educating student teachers about values in mathematics education. In F.L. Lin and T. Cooney (Eds), Making Sense of Mathematics Teacher Education. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Holland. 233-246
Bishop, A. (1999). Mathematics teaching and values education - an intersection in need of research. Zentralblatt fur Didaktik der Mathematik (International Reviews on Mathematics Education), 31, (1), 1 - 4 .
Bishop, A.J., et al. (1996). International handbook on mathematics education. Dordrecht: Kluwer.
Bishop, A.J. (1995). Western mathematics: the secret weapon of cultural imperialism. In B. Ashcroft, G. Griffin & H. Tiffin (Eds). The post-colonial studies reader. London: Routledge.
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