DOLORES CORCORAN
NT, Froebel Cert, BEd(NUI), MEd (DCU), PhD(Cantab)

Lecturer in Mathematics Education

Office E207
Tel: +353 (01) 884 2181
email: Dolores.Corcoran@spd.dcu.ie

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Modules Taught

BEd: ED241 Curriculum Mathematics
BEd: ED332 Mathematics Education
Grad Dip: GD303 Mathematics Education
Grad Dip: GD602 Mathematics Education

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Research Interests

Research interests include: socio-cultural theories of learning mathematics; student teachers’ mathematical subject knowledge; a problem-based approach to teaching mathematics; mathematics teacher identity; attitudes, beliefs and ‘lay theories’ about teaching mathematics. For my doctoral study I researched how prospective teachers’ mathematical knowledge influences teaching. I am also interested in mathematics teacher development using Japanese lesson study, and in theorising the learning of mathematics and of teaching, which occurs with mutual engagement in such a shared enterprise.

Doctoral thesis:Developing Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching: A Three-Tiered Study of Irish Pre-service Primary Teachers. (September 2008) University of Cambridge

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Membership of Professional Bodies

• American Educational Research Association
• British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics
• Educational Studies Association of Ireland
• International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
• Primary Teachers’ Mathematics Association
  

Selected Presentations

Corcoran, D. (2009, April). Translating mathematical knowledge into a good mathematics lesson: The case of Annie. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference (AERA), San Diego, CA.

Corcoran, D. (2009, April). Developing mathematical knowledge in teaching: A study of Irish pre-service primary teachers. Presented at the Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference (ESAI), Kilkenny.

Corcoran, D. (2009, February). Learning to teach mathematics using lesson study. Invited speaker to the Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education, Cambridge, UK.

Corcoran, D. (2009, February). Lesson study: A theorised tool for mathematics teacher development. Presented at the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM), Cambridge, UK.

Corcoran, D. (2008, July). Learning to teach mathematics using Japanese lesson study: A case in Ireland. Presented at the Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME 32 and PME-NA XXX), Morelia, Mexico.

Corcoran, D. (2007, February). You don’t need a tables book when you have butter beans!' Is there a need for mathematics pedagogy here?. Presented at Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education  (CERME), Cyprus. (published on CD).

Corcoran, D. (2007, June). A chicken and egg situation: Which comes first in mathematics education research, theory or data analysis?. Presented at KALEIDOSCOPE, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.

Corcoran, D. (2007, September). Measure for measure: Learning to teach lessons on length, perimeter and area. Paper presented at the Conference of British Educational Research Association (BERA), Institute of Education, London

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Book Chapters

Corcoran, D. (2011). Learning from lesson study: Power distribution in a community of practice. In L. Hart, A. Alston & A. Murata (Eds), Lesson-study Research and Practice in Mathematics Education: Learning Together. New York: Springer.

Corcoran, D. & Pepperell, S. (2011). Learning to Teach Mathematics Using Lesson Study. In T. Rowland & K. Ruthven (Eds.), Mathematical Knowledge in Teaching. New York: Springer.

Dooley, T., & Corcoran, D. (2007). Mathematics: A subject of rights and wrongs. In P. Downes & A.L. Gilligan (Eds.), Beyond educational disadvantage (pp. 216-228). Dublin: IPA.

Journals

Corcoran, D. (2010). Kung Fu Panda meets the teaching of mathematics: Prepare for awesomeness. Leadership (IPPN, April, p. 23).

Conference Publications

Corcoran, D. (2010). Lesson study: Researching learning about teaching from research mathematics lessons. In J. Murphy, C. Griffin & B. Higgs (Eds.), Research-Teaching Linkages: Practice and Policy, Proceedings of the National Academy’s Third Annual Conference.

Corcoran, D., Dooley, T., Close, S., & Ward R. (Eds.) (2009). Proceedings of Third National Conference on Research on Mathematics Education, (St Patrick's College, Dublin). Retrievable from www.spd.dcu.ie.

Corcoran, D. (2008). Learning to teach mathematics using Japanese lesson study: A case in Ireland. In O. Figueras, J. L. Cortina, S. Alatorre, T. Rojano, & A. Sepulveda (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA XXX (Vol. 1, p. 250). Mexico: Cinvestav-UMSNH.

Close, S., Corcoran, D., & Dooley, T. (Eds.) (2007). Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Research in Mathematics Education (St Patrick's College, Dublin, Sep 2007). Download as pdf.

Corcoran, D. (2007). Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch: Lessons learned from a pilot study in Mathematics Lesson Study. In S. Close, D. Corcoran, & T. Dooley (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 274 - 288). Download as pdf.

Corcoran, D., & Breen, S. (Eds.) (2006). Proceedings of Second International Science and Mathematics Education Conference (SMEC). Retrievable from St Patrick's College Mathematics Department

Close, S., Dooley, T., & Corcoran D. (Eds.) (2005). Proceedings of First National Conference on Research on Mathematics Education (St Patrick's College, Dublin, Sep 2005). Download as pdf.

Corcoran, D. (2005). An exploration of the mathematical literacy of Irish student primary school teachers. In Close, S., Dooley, T., & Corcoran D. (Eds.), Proceedings of First National Conference on Research on Mathematics Education (St Patrick's College, Dublin, Sep 2005), (pp. 230-234).Download as pdf.

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Last Updated: Friday February 04 2011