Pedagogical Imagination in Mathematics Teacher Education

Abstract

After providing a brief summary of what has already been said about pedagogical imagination, data are presented showing how prospective mathematics teachers can become engaged in such imaginations. With reference to this data, the notion of pedagogical imagination is explored further by relating it to dialogue, social justice, mathematics, hope, and sociological imagination. To illustrate these relationships, different episodes from the data are highlighted. Finally, the central role that pedagogical imagination can play in mathematics teacher education is discussed.

Keywords

• pedagogical imagination
• dialogue
• social justice
• mathematics
• hope
• sociological imagination