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Mathematics Education as a Research Domain: A Search for Identity
. Ed(S): Sierpinska, Anna; Kilpatrick, Jeremy
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Paperback. Is mathematics education a science? Is it a discipline? In what sense? This book addresses these questions, and provides a variety of analyses of the actual directions of research in different countries, and a number of visions for the future of research in mathematics education. Editor(s): Sierpinska, Anna; Kilpatrick, Jeremy. Series: New ICMI Study Series. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
No one disputes how important it is, in today's world, to prepare students to un derstand mathematics as weII as to use and communicate mathematics in their future lives. That task is very difficult, however. Refocusing curricula on funda mental concepts, producing new teaching materials, and designing teaching units based on 'mathematicians' common sense' (or on logic) have not resulted in a better understanding of mathematics by more students. The failure of such efforts has raised questions suggesting that what was missing at the outset of these proposals, designs, and productions was a more profound knowledge of the phenomena of ... Read more
No one disputes how important it is, in today's world, to prepare students to un derstand mathematics as weII as to use and communicate mathematics in their future lives. That task is very difficult, however. Refocusing curricula on funda mental concepts, producing new teaching materials, and designing teaching units based on 'mathematicians' common sense' (or on logic) have not resulted in a better understanding of mathematics by more students. The failure of such efforts has raised questions suggesting that what was missing at the outset of these proposals, designs, and productions was a more profound knowledge of the phenomena of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
Series
New ICMI Study Series
Number of Pages
335
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792346005
SKU
V9780792346005
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