Gavin Little

Mathematics identity, as a specific type of identity, may be considered through a variety of paradigms. If identity is defined as a narrative, analysis of the formation of mathematics identity may be undertaken through narrative inquiry. A narrative approach allows the researcher to consider both personal understandings and meanings relating to mathematics identity, in the participants’ spatial and temporal location. Narrative inquiry allows the consideration of the “why behind participants’ statements and actions, within their particular context, over a period of time.