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This book addresses numerous issues related to ethnomathematics and
diverse approaches to it in the context of mathematics education.
To help readers better understand the development of
ethnomathematics, it discusses its objectives and assumptions with
regard to promoting an ethics of respect, solidarity, and
cooperation across and for all cultures. In turn, the book
addresses a range of aspects including pedagogical action,
culturally relevant pedagogy, innovative approaches to
ethnomathematics, and the role of ethnomathematics in mathematics
education. Ethnomathematics offers educators a valuable framework
for transforming mathematics so that it can more actively
contribute to realizing the dream of a just and humane society. As
such, its primary goal is to forge mathematics into a powerful tool
to help people create a society characterized by dignity for all,
and in which iniquity, arrogance, violence, and bigotry have no
place.
This survey on the modernity of ethnomathematics addresses numerous
themes related to both ethnomathematics and mathematics education.
It offers a broader view of mathematics, including ideas,
procedures, concepts, processes, methods, and practices rooted in
distinct cultural environments. In addition, by reflecting on the
social and political dimensions of ethnomathematics, another
important aspect of this research program is the development of
innovative approaches for a dynamic and glocalized society.
Ethnomathematics recognizes that members of different cultures
develop unique mathematical techniques, methods, and explanations
that allow for an alternative understanding and transformation of
societal norms. The theoretical basis of ethnomathematics offers a
valid alternative to traditional studies of history, philosophy,
cognition, and pedagogical aspects of mathematics. The current
agenda for ethnomathematics is to continue an ongoing, progressive
trajectory that contributes to the achievement of social justice,
peace, and dignity for all. The debates outlined in this book share
a few of the key ideas that provide for a clearer understanding of
the field of ethnomathematics and its current state of the art by
discussing its pedagogical actions, its contributions for teacher
education, and its role in mathematics education.
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