Towards a Philosophy of Critical Mathematics Education /
What does `critical mathematics education' mean? This is the essential question in Towards a Philosophy of Critical Mathematics Education. The question forms the basis of an approach to the clarification of such notions as: crises, democracy, the Vico-paradox, mathematical formatting, reflectiv...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1994.
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| Series: | Mathematics education library ;
15. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | What does `critical mathematics education' mean? This is the essential question in Towards a Philosophy of Critical Mathematics Education. The question forms the basis of an approach to the clarification of such notions as: crises, democracy, the Vico-paradox, mathematical formatting, reflective knowing, learning as action, personal fatalism and underground intentions. The subject matter considered is the project-organised mathematics education undertaken in primary and secondary school. It is shown that the concept of critical mathematics education is crucial for every educational theory. As the book explains, if humanity is submerged in technology, and if modern technology is to a great extent constituted by mathematics, then the implicit and explicit functions of mathematics education assume a fundamental importance. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 246 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401735568 (electronic bk.) 9401735565 (electronic bk.) |