Philip C. Clarkson
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Professor Philip Clarkson
School of Education (Vic) Faculty of Education
115 Victoria Pde. (Locked Bag 4115) Fitzroy, Vic. 3065 Australia
Telephone 61 (0)3 9953 3269 Facsimile 61 (0)3 9953 3372 |
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Professional Summary
I have been at ACU since 1985. This followed
nearly five years as Director of a Research Centre at the Papua New Guinea
University of Technology, and prior to that as a lecturer at Monash University
and tertiary colleges in Melbourne. I began my working life as a teacher of
mathematics, chemistry, environmental science and physical education in
secondary schools.
At present I am an Associate Director of the
Mathematics and Literacy Education Research Flagship and Faculty Coordinator of
Ph D, M Phil and M Ed (Research) programs.
I have lead a number of major consultancies in
evaluation of programs from school level through to system level. As well a
number of major ARC funded research projects have been undertaken. More details
of these are found below.
I have served as President, Secretary and Vice President
(Publications) of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, the
peak research association in mathematics education in the region. I was the
foundation editor of the research journal Mathematics Education Research
Journal in 1989, and served on the Editorial Board till 2005. On the
professional side, I have been editor and a member of the Editorial Boards of
the professional teachers’ journals Australian Mathematics Teacher
published by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers and Vinculum
published by the Mathematics Association of Victoria. As a regular reviewer for
Educational Studies in Mathematics, the Journal for Research in Mathematics
Education, Journal for Mathematics Teacher Education, as well as many general
and mathematics education conferences, I am able to keep in touch with current
trends in education.
For more details on my professional background, click here.
Consultancies
A major aspect of my work has been conducting consultancies, particularly in the area of evaluation and assessment from school through system level.
The following are a selection of key major projects recently undertaken:
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Project
Title |
Source
of Funds |
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A model for evaluation of the distance
taught M. Ed. in Papua New Guinea |
PATTF |
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An evaluation of the teacher education
programs in Papua New Guinea |
AusAID, Aust. Govt. |
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An evaluation of Ave Maria College |
School Board |
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Developing guidelines for accrediting
middle years pre service degree programs |
Victorian Dept of Schools |
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Evaluation of the ‘Navigator Schools
Project’ |
Victorian Dept of Schools |
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An evaluation of Mater Christi College |
School Council |
I have also worked on the following projects:
Ø Family-School Partnership Action Research Project (funded by DEST)
Ø The Values Education Training and Quality Teacher Education Project (funded by DEST)
Ø Australian Schools Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics Program (funded by the Curriculum Corporation)
I have worked with schools and individual teachers leading and or being a critical friend for such topics as:
Ø Teaching and learning values in the classroom
Ø Whole school change
Ø Language and mathematics; An important relationship
Ø How NESB students learn mathematics
Ø Logical connectives: The language at the heart of rational mathematics
Ø Thinking spatially: What many young mathematical students do (even though there teachers don’t know)
I have also been invited to be a member of various consultation working parties / committees or have been asked to review material by Ministry of Education Victoria, Federal Ministry of Education Science and Training, Curriculum Corporation, a number of professional associations, and various universities both Australian and overseas,
Teaching
I supervise individual research students in their doctoral and masters research programs. I am particularly interested in the interplay of mathematics and language learning, although a broad range of other topics in education have also been supervised (click here for supervised research topics).
Click here to see some further material dealing with undertaking research studies.
At present I teach general
education units in the M Ed and tutor mathematics education units in the
undergraduate degree.
I am the
Faculty Coordinator of the Ph D, M Phil and M Ed (Research) programs.
In the past I was Faculty Coordinator of the Doctor of Education program, as well leading the elective strand 'Teaching and Learning’. Sessions were also taught in the doctoral units ‘Research Methodologies’ and ‘Contemporary Issues in Education’.
Scholarship
Funded Research Projects
The major mathematics education research projects that I have lead or co lead are:
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Project
Title |
Source
of Funds |
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Bilingual students and Mathematics learning in
Melbourne and Sydney |
ARC Large Grant; ARC Small Grant, ACU Research Grant |
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Making values teaching explicit in the classroom |
ARC Large Grant ACU Res Grant |
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Globalisation issues in professional development
of Mathematics Educators |
ARC Large Grant |
I have had the opportunity to be part of research projects or act as a research consultant in Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Fiji, United Kingdom and United States of America.
Research Conferences
I have been involved in organizing many research conferences over the last 25 years.
In 2004 I was invited to co chair the Topic Study Group Students’ motivation and attitudes towards mathematics and its study at the four yearly conference of the 10th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In 2004 I initiated and co chaired the Research Forum Researching
mathematics education in multilingual contexts: Theory, methodology and
teaching mathematics at the annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education held in Bergen, Norway.
In 2005 and 1996 I helped to organize the annual conferences of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia held in Melbourne, Australia.
In 1995 I was one of four who organized the ICMI Regional Conference: Regional Collaboration in Mathematics Education held at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Publications
The following is a selection of publications during the last six years that I have written or to which I have contributed:
[A copy of the actual paper can be
obtained by clicking on those publications or links highlighted.]
Clarkson, P.C.,
Downton, A., Gronn, D., Horne, M., McDonough, A., Pierce, R., & Roche, A.
(Eds.), (2005). Building connections: Theory, Research and practice.
Sydney: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australiasia.
Atweh, B., &
Clarkson, P.C. (2005). Conceptions and tensions in globalization and their
effects on mathematics educators. In P.C. Clarkson, A. Downton, D. Gronn, M.
Horne, A. McDonough, R. Pierce, & A. Roche (Eds.), Building connections:
Theory, Research and practice (pp. 105-112). Sydney: Mathematics Education
Research Group of Australiasia.
Clarkson, P.C.
(2005). Two perspectives of bilingual students learning mathematics in
Australia: A discussion. In D. Hewitt
& A. Noyes (Eds.), British
Congress of Mathematics Education conference proceedings (CD format).
Warwick, UK: BSRLM.
Clarkson, P.C. (2004).
Multilingual contexts for teaching mathematics. In M. Hoines & A. Fuglestad
(Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th
conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics
Education (pp. 236-239). Bergen,
Norway: International Group for the
Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Clarkson, P.C., Hamadi, T., Kaleva, W.,
Owens, K. & Toomey, R. (2004). Findings
and future directions: Results and recommendations from the Baseline Survey of
the Primary and Secondary Teacher Education Project – Final Report. Report
to Australian Agency for International Development - Australian Government and
Papua New Guinea National Department of Education. [Volume 1.1 and Volume
2.1]
Atweh,B., Clarkson,P.,
& Nebres,B. (2003). Mathematics education in international and global
contexts. In A. Bishop, M. Clements, C. Keitel, J. Kilpatrick & F. Leung
(Eds.), Second international handbook of
mathematics education (pp.185-232). Dordrecht: Kluwer.
Clarkson, P.C., & Atweh,B. (2001).
Internationalisation and globalisation of mathematics education in higher
education. In M.A.Clements, H.H.Tairab & W.K.Yoong (Eds.), Energising science, mathematics and
technical education for all (pp.104-112). Brunei Darussalam, Brunei:
Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
FitzSimons,G., Seah,W.T., Bishop,A., &
Clarkson.P.C. (2001). Beyond numeracy: Values in the mathematics classroom. In
J.Bobis, B.Perry & M.Mitchelmore (Eds.), Numeracy and beyond (pp.202-209). Sydney: Mathematics Education
Research Group of Australasia.
Clarkson,P.C., Bishop,A., Seah,W.T., &
FitzSimons (2001). An undervalued legacy of mathematics education. In
G.FitzSimons, J.O'Donoghue &
D.Coben (Eds.), Adult and lifelong
education in mathematics (pp.47-70). Melbourne: Language Australia.
Atweh,B., & Clarkson,P.C. (2001). Internationalization
and globalisation of mathematics education: Towards an agenda for research
action. In B.Atweh, H.Forgasz & B.Nebres (Eds.), Socio-cultural aspects of mathematics education: An international
perspective (pp.77-94). New York:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
Bishop, A, Clarkson, P.C., FitzSimmons, G.,
& Seah, W.T. (2001). Exploring issues
of control over values teaching in the mathematics classroom. Paper
presented at the annual conference of Australian Association of Research for
Education. <http:/www.aare.edu.au/index.htm>
Clarkson,P.C., & Toomey,R. (2001). Teachers not using computers to teach
mathematics. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Australian
Association of Research for Education. <http:/www.aare.edu.au/index.htm>
Clarkson,P.C., & Bishop,A. (2000).
Values and mathematics. In A.Ahmed, J.Kraemer & K.Williams (Eds.), Cultural diversity in mathematics education (pp.239-244).
Chichester, U.K.: Horwood Publishing.
Clarkson, P.C.,
Bishop, A., FitzSimons, G., & Seah, W. (2000). Challenges and constraints
in researching values. In J.Bana & A.Chapman (Eds.), Mathematics education beyond 2000 (pp. 188-195). Perth: Mathematics
Education Research Group of Australasia.
Ellerton,N.,
Clements,M.A., & Clarkson,P.C. (2000). Language factors in mathematics
education. In K.Owens & J.Mousley (Eds.), Research in mathematics education in Australasia 1996 – 1999 (pp.
29-96). Sydney: Mathematics Education Research Groups of Australasia.
Clarkson, P.C. Bishop, A., FitzSimons, G.,
& Seah, W. (2000). Methodology challenges and constraints in the VAMP
project. In W. Horng & F Lin (Eds.), History
in Mathematics Education: Challenges for a new millennium (pp. 155-162).
Taipei, Taiwan: National Taiwan Normal University.
Clarkson,P.C., Seah,W.T., Bishop,A., &
Fitzsimons,G. (2000). Methodology
challenges and constraints in the Values and Mathematics Project. Paper
presented at the annual conference of Australian Association of Research for
Education. <http:/www.aare.edu.au/index.htm>
Selected
publications prior to 1999:
Clarkson,P.C.
(1999). Mathematics and language: Culture and implementations. Directions, Journal of Educational Studies,
20(1), 58-73.
Clarkson, P.C., FitzSimons,G., & Seah,
W.T. (1999). Values relevant to mathematics: I’d like to see that! In D.Tynam,
N.Scott, K.Stacey, G.Asp, J.Dowsey, H.Hollingsworth & B.McCrae (Eds.), Mathematics: Across the ages. Melbourne:
Mathematics Association of Victoria.
Clarkson,P.C. (1998).
Reflections on mathematics learning and teaching: Implications of cultural
perspectives. In A.Olivier & K.Newstead (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd conference of the International Group for the
Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp.
131-135). Stellenbosch, South Africa: International
Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Clarkson,P.C. (1998).
Beginning teachers’ problems with fundamental mathematics. In C.Kanes, M.Goos
& E.Warren (Eds.), Teaching
mathematics in new times (pp.169-176). Gold Coast: Mathematics Education
Group of Australasia.
Clarkson,P.C. (1997). How do
you know? Some thoughts on assessment, evaluation and testing. Education Leader, 2(1), 20-23.
Clarke,D., Clarkson,P.C.,
Horne,M., Lowe,L., MacDonough,A., & Mackinlay,M. (Eds.) (1997). Mathematics: Making connections.
Melbourne: Mathematics Association of Victoria.
Clarkson,P.C. (1997).
Thinking about strategy games and mathematics. In D.Clarke, P.C.Clarkson,
M.Horne, L.Lowe, A. MacDonough & M.Mackinlay (Eds.), Mathematics: Making connections. Melbourne: Mathematics Association
of Victoria.
Clarkson,P.C., & Dawe,
L. (1997). NESB migrant students studying mathematics: Vietnamese students in
Melbourne and Sydney. In E.Pehkonen (Ed.), Proceedings
of the 21th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of
Mathematics Education (Vol.2, pp.153-160). Lahti, Finland: International
Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Ellerton,N., & Clarkson,P.C. (1996).
Language factors in mathematics teaching and learning. In A.Bishop, K,Clements,
C.Keitel, J.Kilpatrick & C.Laborde (Eds.), International handbook of mathematics education (pp.987-1034). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.
Clarkson, P.C. (Ed.), (1996). Technology
in mathematics education. Melbourne: Mathematics Education Research Group
of Australasia.
Clarkson, P.C., & Toomey, R. (Eds.),
(1996). Computing across the secondary curriculum: A review of research. Melbourne:
National Professional Development Program.
Hunting, R., Fitzsimons, G., Clarkson,
P.C., & Bishop, A. (Eds.), (1995). Regional collaboration in mathematics
education. Melbourne: Monash University.
Clarkson,P.C., & Clarkson,R. (1993).
The effects of bilingualism on examination scores: A different setting. RELC Journal, 24(1), 109-117.
Clarkson,P.C. (1992) Evaluations: Some
other perspectives. In T.Romberg (Ed.), Mathematics
assessment and evaluation (pp.285-300). New York: State University of New
York (SUNY) Press.
Clarkson,P.C., & Galbraith,P. (1992).
Bilingualism and mathematics: Another perspective. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 23(1), 34-44.
Clarkson,P.C. (1991). Bilingualism and mathematics learning. Geelong: Deakin University
Press.
Clarkson,P.C., & Leder,G. (1984).
Causal attributions for success and failure in mathematics: A cross cultural
perspective. Educational Studies in
Mathematics, 15(3), 413-422.
Clarkson,P.C. (1984). Papua New Guinea
students' perceptions of mathematics lecturers. Journal of Educational Psychology, 76(6), 1386-1395.
Conference Presentations
The following is a selection of paper presentations during the last six years that I have given or to which I have contributed:
P.C. Clarkson & L.
Carter (2005, March). ‘Notions of post structuralism and rationalism in
teaching science and mathematics’ Paper presented at National Institute of
Education, Singapore.
P.C. Clarkson (2005, April). ‘Perspectives on bilinguals learning mathematics’ Paper presented at the British Congress for Mathematics Education, University of Warwick, UK.
P.C. Clarkson (2004, Dec.).
‘Teaching rational thinking for mathematics’ Paper presented at the Australian
Association for Research in Education, Melbourne.
P.C. Clarkson (2004, July).
‘Views on attitudes, values and beliefs’ Summary paper presented at the
International Congress for Mathematics Education, Copenhagen, Denmark.
P.C. Clarkson (2004, July).
‘Multilingual contexts for teaching mathematics’ Paper presented at the 28th
Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics
Education, Bergen, Norway.
P.C. Clarkson (2004, May). ‘Teaching mathematics in
multilingual classrooms: The global importance of contexts.’ Keynote address at
the ‘International Conference: Studies in science, mathematics and technical
education’ Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam.
P.C.Clarkson (2003, Feb.). ‘Australian
bilingual students and mathematics’. Paper presented at third Conference of the
European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Bellaria, Italy.
P.C.Clarkson (2003, July). ‘More
perspectives on the impact of globalisation on mathematics education in higher
education in Australasia’. Paper presented at annual conference of Mathematics
Education Research Group of Australasia, Deakin University, Geelong.
P.C.Clarkson (2003, Dec.). ‘Rational
thought starts early in mathematics learning, one aspect of language and
mathematics learning’. Paper presented at Mathematics Association of Victoria
Annual Conference, Monash University.
Clarkson, P.C.
(2002, Dec.). 'What values do students learn in mathematics classrooms?' Annual
conference of Mathematics Association of Victoria, Melbourne.
Clarkson, P.C.
(2002, July). 'Reviewing what we know about bilinguals learning mathematics'.
Paper presented at the Mathematics Multilingual Group Seminar, East Anglia
University, UK.
Clarkson, P.C.
& Atweh,B. (2002, May). 'Impacts of globalisation on the professional
development of teachers'. Paper presented at South East Asian Education
Conference, Singapore.
Clarkson, P.C. (2001, Dec.). ‘Development
of a process for the evaluation of teacher education’. Paper presented at the
Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education,
Notre Dame University, Fremantle.
Clarkson, P.C. (2001, May).
‘Internationalisation and globalisation of mathematics education in higher
education’. Paper presented at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei.
Bishop, A., Clarkson, P.C. &
FitzSimons, G. (2001, July). 'Do teachers implement their intended values in
mathematics classrooms?' Paper presented at The 25th Conference of the
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Utrech, The Netherlands.
Clarkson, P.C. (2000, August). ‘Values of
mathematics education: Implications for life’. Paper presented at ‘Life Long
Learning Working Group’ at the International Congress of Mathematics Education,
Tokyo, Japan.
Clarkson, P.C. (2000, August). 'Methodology
challenges in researching affect in education'. Paper presented at the 'History
and Pedagogy of Mathematics' conference, National Taiwan Normal University,
Taipei, Taiwan.
Clarkson, P.C. (2000, July). ‘Teachers,
students and research - One possibility for teaching early numeracy: An invited
reaction’. Invited reactors paper for symposium on ‘Count me in 2’ at the
Annual conference of Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Conference, University of Western Australia, Perth.
Clarkson, P.C. (2000, July). 'Constraints
in working out what values are taught in mathematics'. Paper presented at the Annual conference of
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia conference, University of
Western Australia, Perth.
Clarkson,P.C. (2000, May) ‘Reviewing the
research on bilingual students learning mathematics: Looking for a Maori
response.’ Waikato University, New Zealand.