The Professional Identity in educators who teach mathematics: elements and actions to build a proposal for future research ^{1 2 3}

Abstract

This article presents a theoretical essay motivated by the desire to learn which elements and actions can be considered in a research work that intends to discuss the professional identity (PI) in educators who teach mathematics. The results are the product of studies performed in recent years, which aimed at helping with the making of a non-prescriptive proposal based on the quadripolar model of investigation and on a characterization of the PI, which can considered in future investigations on the PI in educators who teach mathematics. Thus, we hope that this study can offer subsidies to those interested in the PI in educators who teach mathematics and who are willing to expand discussions on this research field.

Keywords
professional identity; formation of teacher who teaches Mathematics; research on the professional identity of mathematics teachers; mathematical education