The diversity of research in mathematics education has been
addressed as both, a problem and a strength. When manifested
through adherence to different intellectual roots and theoretical
orientations, diversions constitute `refractions' of mathematics
education. The collection and analysis of empirical data in a study
are by necessity refracted through the specific analytical lens
employed, as well as the aim of the study itself. Refractions can
also refer to looking at old phenomena through new lenses. The
chapters in this book are refracted through philosophical,
political, mathematical and personal lenses by distinguished
authors in the field, addressing issues about the elusive
experience of doing mathematics, purification of texts,
refractions, mathematics and ethnomathematics, political messages
in textbook tasks, mathematics education policy debate, the
political in mathematics education research, philosophy and
mathematics, meanings and representations, identity of mathematical
modeling, and dilemmas in the teaching of calculus. An ancient
Sanskrit adage states that Knowledge is something that grows when
shared, but shrinks when hoarded. Academics engaged in the
generation of new Knowledge are blessed with both the time and the
freedom to engage in pursuits that allow for intellectual pleasure.
As a phenomenon of the Zeitgeist many have succumbed to the
increased corporatization of academic work, engaging in activities
for monetary and self advancement purposes. Are there any real
intellectuals left in academia, a la Adorno, Bourdieu, Chomsky,
Foucault, among others? This Festschrift is dedicated to academics
that don't bother with self promotion or aggrandizement of
themselves or their ideas in simplistic terms.
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