Ann Anderson

Professor
Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP)

Her research focuses on parents’ support for young children’s mathematical learning in the early years with families from diverse backgrounds. By documenting children’s mathematics engagement in the family context, this research provides insights needed to connect and build from ‘at home’ mathematics in school settings. Dr. Anderson also collaborates with colleagues in researching multi-literacies in home, school and community contexts.

Contributions:

Anderson, A & Anderson, J. (2014) Parent-child mathematics: A study of mothers’ choices. In C. Nicol, P. Liljedahl, S. Osterle and D. Allan (Eds.). Proceedings of the 38th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education and the 36th Conference of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Volume II (pp. 33-38). Vancouver: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Anderson, A., Anderson, J., Hare, J., & McTavish. (2014) Research with Young Children and Their Families in Aboriginal, Immigrant and Refugee Communities. In O. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.) Handbook of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education: Volume II (115-145). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Anderson, A., Anderson, J. & Thauberger, C. (2008) Mathematics learning and teaching in the early years. In O. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), (pp. 95-132) Contemporary perspectives in early childhood mathematics. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Anderson, A., Anderson, J., & Shapiro, J. (2004). Mathematical discourse in storybook reading. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 35, 5-33.
Anderson, A. (1997). Families and mathematics: A study of parent-child interactions. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 28, 484-511.

Keywords:

Mathematics education; Early childhood mathematics; Parent-child interactions; Multiliteracies; Families.
ann.anderson@ubc.ca 
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