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Critical Issues in Mathematics Education (Hardcover, New)
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Critical Issues in Mathematics Education (Hardcover, New)
Series: Montana Mathematics Enthusiast: Monograph Series in Mathematics Education
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A Volume in The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast: Monograph Series in
Mathematics EducationSeries Editor Bharath Sriraman, The University
of MontanaThe word "critical" in the title of this collection has
three meanings, all of which are relevant. One meaning, as applied
toa situation or problem, is "at a point of crisis." A second
meaning is "expressing adverse or disapproving comments
orjudgments." A third is related to the verb "to critique," meaning
"to analyze the merits and faults of." The authorscontributing to
this book pose challenging questions, from multiple perspectives,
about the roles of mathematics insociety and the implications for
education. Traditional reasons for teaching mathematics include:
preparing a newgeneration of mathematics researchers and a cadre of
technically competent users of mathematics; training students
tothink logically; and because mathematics is as much part of
cultural heritage as literature or music. These reasons
remainvalid, though open to critique, but a deeper analysis is
required that recognizes the roles of mathematics in framing
manyaspects of contemporary society, that will connect mathematics
education to the lived experiences of students, theircommunities,
and society in general, and that acknowledges the global ethical
responsibilities of mathematicians andmathematics educators.The
book is organized in four sections (1) Mathematics education: For
what and why?(2) Globalization and cultural diversity, (3)
Mathematics, education, and society and (4) Social justice in, and
through, mathematics educationThe chapters address fundamental
issues such as the relevance of school mathematics in people's
lives; creating a sense of agency for the field of mathematics
education, and redefining the relationship between mathematics as
discipline, mathematics as school subject and mathematics as part
of people's lives.
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