The international New Math developments between about 1950 through
1980, are regarded by many mathematics educators and education
historians as the most historically important development in
curricula of the twentieth century. It attracted the attention of
local and international politicians, of teachers, and of parents,
and influenced the teaching and learning of mathematics at all
levels—kindergarten to college graduate—in many nations. After
garnering much initial support it began to attract criticism. But,
as Bill Jacob and the late Jerry Becker show in Chapter 17, some of
the effects became entrenched. This volume, edited by Professor
Dirk De Bock, of Belgium, provides an outstanding overview of the
New Math/modern mathematics movement. Chapter authors provide
exceptionally high-quality analyses of the rise of the movement,
and of subsequent developments, within a range of nations. The
first few chapters show how the initial leadership came from
mathematicians in European nations and in the United States of
America. The background leaders in Europe were Caleb Gattegno and
members of a mysterious group of mainly French pure mathematicians,
who since the 1930s had published under the name of (a fictitious)
“Nicolas Bourbaki.” In the United States, there emerged, during
the 1950s various attempts to improve U.S. mathematics curricula
and teaching, especially in secondary schools and colleges. This
side of the story climaxed in 1957 when the Soviet Union succeeded
in launching “Sputnik,” the first satellite. Undoubtedly, this
is a landmark publication in education. The foreword was written by
Professor Bob Moon, one of a few other scholars to have written on
the New Math from an international perspective. The final
“epilogue” chapter, by Professor Geert Vanpaemel, a historian,
draws together the overall thrust of the volume, and makes links
with the general history of curriculum development, especially in
science education, including recent globalization trends.
General
Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
History of Mathematics Education |
Release date: |
March 2023 |
Firstpublished: |
2023 |
Editors: |
Dirk De Bock
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
596 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-111165-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
3-03-111165-6 |
Barcode: |
9783031111655 |
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