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1. Geometry as Objective Science in Elementary School Classrooms

   Mathematics in the Flesh

   By Wolff-Michael Roth

   Series: Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

   This study examines the origins of geometry in and out of the intuitively given everyday lifeworlds of children in a second-grade mathematics class. These lifeworlds, though pre-geometric, are not without model objects that denote and come to anchor geometric idealities that they...

   Published March 27th 2011 by Routledge
2. Language, Learning, Context

   Talking the Talk

   By Wolff-Michael Roth

   Series: Foundations and Futures of Education

   In what way do educators understand the language they use to make sense of the educational environment? How does language enable educators and how can they consciously make the most of its potential? Using the right language and setting the correct tone in the school classroom has repercussions for...

   Published May 16th 2010 by Routledge
3. Science Education from People for People

   Taking a Stand(point)

   Edited by Wolff-Michael Roth

   Contributing to the social justice agenda of redefining what science is and what it means in the everyday lives of people, this book introduces science educators to various dimensions of viewing science and scientific literacy from the standpoint of the learner, engaged with real everyday...

   Published March 31st 2009 by Routledge
4. Generalizing from Educational Research

   Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Polarization

   Edited by Kadriye Ercikan, Wolff-Michael Roth

   "This book frames the major challenge facing educational researchers as one of going beyond the mindless qualitative-quantitative divide and addressing the overarching/fundamental challenge of enriching and enlarging educational inquiry. It is a signature contribution to the field." - Clifton F....

   Published December 2nd 2008 by Routledge
5. Establishing Scientific Classroom Discourse Communities

   Multiple Voices of Teaching and Learning Research

   Edited by Randy K. Yerrick, Wolff-Michael Roth

   Establishing Scientific Classroom Discourse Communities: Multiple Voices of Teaching and Learning Research is designed to encourage discussion of issues surrounding the reform of classroom science discourse among teachers, teacher educators, and researchers. The contributors--some of the top...

   Published September 16th 2004 by Routledge
6. Narrating and Theorizing Activity in Educational Settings

   A Special Issue Ofmind, Culture, and Activity

   Edited by Wolff-Michael Roth

   This special issue arose from an event sponsored by the special interest group for cultural-historical activity theory during the 2001 American Educational Research Association (AERA) meeting in Seattle, WA. Although the theme was very open, all the papers turned in at the event dealt with a core...

   Published August 11th 2004 by Psychology Press
7. Rethinking Scientific Literacy

   By Wolff-Michael Roth, Angela Calabrese Barton

   Series: Critical Social Thought

   Rethinking Scientific Literacy presents a new perspective on science learning as a tool for improving communities. By focusing on case studies inside and outside of the classroom, the authors illuminate the relevance of science in students' everyday lives, offering a new vision of scientific...

   Published January 25th 2004 by Routledge