1st Edition
The Sociology of Mathematics Education Mathematical Myths / Pedagogic Texts
By Paul Dowling
Copyright 1998
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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Until the 1960s, maths was studied as an academic subject in a desire to have more mathematicians. The current trend, however, has moved away from viewing maths as a purely intellectual endeavour and towards developing a more mathematically competent workforce and citizenry. This trend has seen a large increase in the number of maths schemes being produced by the major educational publishers,... Read more
Chapter 1 Mathematical Myths; Chapter 2 Juggling Pots and Texts; Chapter 3 Sociology, Education and the Production of 'Ability'; Chapter 4 The Analysis of School Texts: Some Empirical Antecedents; Chapter 5 Towards a Language of Description: Some Theoretical Antecedents; Chapter 6 Constructive Description and Social Activity Theory; Chapter 7 An Introduction to the Empirical Text; Chapter 8 The Textualizing of Algebra; Chapter 9 Genres of Production; Chapter 10 Setting and the Public Domain; Chapter 11 Interpellating the Teacher; Chapter 12 Disturbing and Re-establishing Equilibrium;
Biography
Paul Dowling
