Alternative forms of knowing (in) mathematics: celebrations of diversity of mathematical practices

This book grew out of a public lecture series, Alternative forms of knowledge construction in mathematics, conceived and organized by the first editor, and held annually at Portland State University from 2006. Starting from the position that mathematics is a human construction, implying that it cann...

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Weitere Verfasser: Mukhopadhyay, Swapna (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Rotterdam [u.a.] Sense Publishers 2012
Schriftenreihe:New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education 24
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Zusammenfassung:This book grew out of a public lecture series, Alternative forms of knowledge construction in mathematics, conceived and organized by the first editor, and held annually at Portland State University from 2006. Starting from the position that mathematics is a human construction, implying that it cannot be separated from its historical, cultural, social, and political contexts, the purpose of these lectures was to provide a public intellectual space to interrogate conceptions of mathematics and mathematics education, particularly by looking at mathematical practices that are not considered relev
Beschreibung:XIV, 323 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:9789460919190
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