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A Cultural History of Reforming Math for All: The Paradox of Making In/equality book cover

1st Edition

A Cultural History of Reforming Math for All The Paradox of Making In/equality

By Jennifer Diaz Copyright 2018
136 Pages
by Routledge

134 Pages
by Routledge

134 Pages
by Routledge
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While many accept that math is a universal, culturally indifferent subject in school, this book demonstrates that this is anything but true. Building off of a historically conscious understanding of school reform, Diaz makes the case that the language of mathematics, and the symbols through which it is communicated, is not merely about the alleged cultural indifference of mathematical thinking;... Read more

1. Introduction: The Study of School Mathematics is Not About Mathematics 2. The Cultural Politics of School Math: The Problem of In/Equality in the Equal Sign 3. Post War Planning, Reforming Mathematics, and the Cultural (Re)production of Children 4. Creating the Great Society: Making New Math, the Mathematical Citizen, and the Problem of Disadvantage 5. Civil Rights, Fears of Failure, and the Motivation of Basic Skills: Fabricating the Mathematically Dis/abled Individual 6. Planning the 21st Century Future: Standardizing Mathematical Kinds of People to Manage Risk 7. The Alchemy of School Subjects and the Im/Possibilities of Reform

Biography

Jennifer D. Diaz is Assistant Professor of Education at Augsburg University, USA.

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