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The Politics of Mathematics Education
Mellin-Olsen, Stieg (College Of Advanced Education, Bergen, Norway)
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Paperback. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
The development of knowledge is never easy. One doesn’t want to go over old ground again, but yet one needs to establish the new in the context of the old. One is also anxious about the novelty of the ideas are they new enough, or are they too ‘way out’ to be acceptable? In some fields perhaps these criteria are less important than in others. In education, I sense that ‘novelty’ is a tricky criterion, varying in value from society to society. In some societies the new ideas have to justify their adoption in the face to the old, tried ... Read more
The development of knowledge is never easy. One doesn’t want to go over old ground again, but yet one needs to establish the new in the context of the old. One is also anxious about the novelty of the ideas are they new enough, or are they too ‘way out’ to be acceptable? In some fields perhaps these criteria are less important than in others. In education, I sense that ‘novelty’ is a tricky criterion, varying in value from society to society. In some societies the new ideas have to justify their adoption in the face to the old, tried ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Series
Mathematics Education Library
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048184309
SKU
V9789048184309
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99-15
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