Background
Bright, George Walter was born on April 24, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of Gordon Stanley and Harriet Alice (Raymer) Bright.
Bright, George Walter was born on April 24, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of Gordon Stanley and Harriet Alice (Raymer) Bright.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Rice U., 1968; Master of Arts, Rice U., 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1971.
Assistant professor mathematics education, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1971-1977; associate professor, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1977-1983; associate professor, U. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1984-1985; associate professor, U. Houston, 1985-1988; professor, U. Houston, 1988-1990; professor mathematics education, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, since 1990. Consultant Houston Indiana School District, 1985-1990, Dallas Indiana School District, 1987,Delta Education Publications, Nashua, New York, 1987-1988, Harcourt Brace, since 1993.
Member National Council Teachers Mathematics (chair editorial panel Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 1979-1980, chair educational materials committee 1994-1995), Mathematics association American, American Ednl. Research Association (co-chair special interest group research in mathematics education 1994-1996), International Association for Computer Education (chair publications com.1987-1988), Research Council for Diagnostic and Prescriptive Mathematics (president since 1995).
