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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788020403321

Autore

Ernest Paul

Titolo

The Philosophy of Mathematics Education

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, July 2016

Florence, : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]

ISBN

0-203-05892-5

1-280-40649-6

1-135-38754-0

0-203-22423-X

9786610406494

1-138-14506-8

0-203-49701-5

1-135-38753-2

1-136-61469-9

1-136-61462-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 pages)

Disciplina

510/.71

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching - Philosophy

Mathematics - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Studies in mathematics education."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-317) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1 Overview: the philosophy of mathematics education. -- Part 2 The philosophy of mathematics: absolutist philosophies of mathematics - a critique; the nature of the philosophy of mathematics, fallibilism; social constructivism as a philosophy of mathematics, objective knowledge; social constructivism and subjective knowledge of mathematics; the parallels of social constructivism. -- Part 3 Mathematics teaching philosophies: aims and ideologies in mathematics education; utilitarian ideologies of mathematics education; purist ideologies of mathematics education; social change ideology in mathematics education; the aims of curriculum reforms in mathematics - the case of the National Curriculum; hierarchy in mathematics, learning and society; social diversity - gender, race,



culture and mathematics education; problem solving and investigation - pedagogy and the possibility of change.

Sommario/riassunto

Annotation