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Mathematics Education and Language
Tony Brown
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Description for Mathematics Education and Language
Paperback. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 279 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
`Contemporary thinking on philosophy and the social sciences has been dominated by analyses that emphasise the importance of language in understanding societies and individuals functioning within them; important developments which have been under-utilised by researchers in mathematics education. This book reaches out to contemporary work in these broader fields; drawing on original sources in key areas such as Gadamer and Ricoeur's development of hermeneutics, Habermas' work in critical social theory, Schutz's social phenomenology, Saussure's linguistics and the post-structuralist analysis of Derrida, Foucault and Barthes. Through examining the writings of these ... Read more
`Contemporary thinking on philosophy and the social sciences has been dominated by analyses that emphasise the importance of language in understanding societies and individuals functioning within them; important developments which have been under-utilised by researchers in mathematics education. This book reaches out to contemporary work in these broader fields; drawing on original sources in key areas such as Gadamer and Ricoeur's development of hermeneutics, Habermas' work in critical social theory, Schutz's social phenomenology, Saussure's linguistics and the post-structuralist analysis of Derrida, Foucault and Barthes. Through examining the writings of these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Series
Mathematics Education Library
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401738002
SKU
V9789401738002
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Reviews for Mathematics Education and Language
`Mathematics Education and Language is a highly recommendable book. The book contains many richly described episodes of mathematical activities.' Linguistics and Education, 12:2 (2001)