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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the agenda of mathematics education. This change will be analyzed by looking at three trends in mathematics education: the use of digital technology, philosophy of ... to mathematics education in this context must be addressed. The link between the COVID-19 pandemic and digital technology in education also raises epistemological issues highlighted by philosophy of
of salvation, in this ascetic work of the individual on himself for his own salvation. (Foucault, cited in Ball, 2017, pp. 21–22) Various authors explicitly relying on Foucault’s philosophy further ... ) provided a preliminary explorative socio-political analysis of how the subjectivities of students enrolled in German secondary schools develop through their involvement in mathematics education which he
epistemological problems in the dominant discourses on proof, mathematical modelling, and post-truth politics in the discipline, and in accordance with trends in the philosophy of mathematics and in mathematics ... ). What is “post-factual” politics? Journal of Political Philosophy , 28 ( 1 ), 97 - 116 . https://doi. org/10.1111/jopp.12212 Maddox , D. ( 2017 ). Alternative math [Short film]: Ideaman Studios. Retrieved
that orientations for the mathematics curriculum in basic education in the new normality should include ethical and political issues, statistical and financial literacy, digital skills as a part of a ... consider the aspects that have emerged from the problems and phenomena that characterize the new normality, such as ethical–political, statistical and financial literacy, digital skills as part of a STEM
and the foci of special issues in ESM and other journals. Many of these topics were not even considered by most scholars 40 or 50 years ago, when the field was first established. Socio-political aspects ... “online first,” which is a wonderful innovation allowing for publication of articles before they are assigned to an issue). Furthermore, climate change with its social, political, economical, and ecological
The success or failure of education systems in promoting student problem-solving skills depends on attitudinal, political, and pedagogical variables. Among these variables, the design of mathematics
In India, a curriculum reform inspired by critical perspectives has sought to transform primary mathematics teaching and learning. It is aimed at strengthening socio-cultural-political connections ... ) . The Math-Magic textbooks were developed in a unique political context, as an attempt to rethink mathematics teaching (Rampal, 2015; Rampal & Makar, 2012; Rampal & Subramanian, 2012; Syeed, 2018
able to develop projects or research based on the discussion on the reality of the pandemic, the necessary public policies, and how political coordination grounded on science and on a humanitarian vision ... humanitarian crisis in the past hundred years worldwide. The crisis has required a global effort from the most diverse sectors of society, from scientists to political leaders, to study, reflect upon, and
Zimbabwe’s historically repressive political environment. Since the early 2000s, technological determinists in Zimbabwe saw citizen journalism and social media as a ‘game-changer’ in propping up a democratic ... challenges, the prospects for meaningful political participation enabled by social media have remained elusive. The current study uses a contextual analytic lens informed by critical political economy of media
-centred intentions dismiss the underlying workings of capital as a real abstraction. I do so by engaging with elements of Deleuze’s philosophy, showing how the more than human frame in which de Freitas ... conditions, societal arrangements and political decisions influence the way students, teachers, researchers and policy makers engage with mathematics education. The first decade of the 2000s was a prolific
literate society is crucial for ensuring that citizens are able to sift through political rhetoric to maintain life-saving procedures such as social distancing and other infection dampening efforts ... ’ attention, novel technologies and social media environments continue to be used to further disempower oppressed groups and spread misinformation, enabling those in power to maintain political and financial
other scholars. Every morning, in a ritual of circles, we shared the events of the previous day. We started by sharing events associated with our daily lives and then moved to our political, cultural and ... responsiveness to the needs of a larger and larger variety of people and things” (p. 237). I follow the ethical philosophy of Saadi (1285), which takes as a starting point the following statement: All humans are
Philosophical and educational perspectives on mathematical explanations At least in the area of proof‑based mathematics, mathematics education researchers have traditionally turned to the philosophy of ... ; Weber, 2010) . Philoso‑ phers have devoted a great deal of attention to understanding what it means to say that A explains B. For instance, some accounts in the general philosophy of science literature
that is appropriate to the abilities and personal experiences of the children (“kindgerecht”) and compatible with the logic of the subject matter (“sachgerecht”). A fundamental guiding philosophy has ... didactic situations to the more global levels of institutional, social, and political constraints that contribute to the organization of knowledge in the classroom and the concrete levels from which didactic
of science state argumentation as a key competence, such as philosophy, jurisprudence, linguistics, mathematics and natural sciences. Hence, learning to argue has been subject to recent research in ... to be learned, but also because argumentation can be used to foster learning in philosophy, history, sciences and mathematics, and in many other domains. (Muller Mirza et al., 2009, p. 1
political measures in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2), which is publicly also referred to as ... on mathematics, the understanding of mathematics had assumed a central role in governing the crisis. Thus, mathematical arguments became a part of political debates. In democratic societies, where the
as the successful aspects of the professional learning: “I think what Bobbie and Jodie and co are doing inspires. You get an understanding of the reason behind; you know the philosophy behind and the
produced within the context of Discourse (with a capital D) (Gee, 2015). In turn, Discourses (with a capital D) illustrate social and political contexts. The social contexts concern social goods constructed ... and political level, describing factors that influence students’ inclusion in inclusive mathematics classrooms. 5 The study and its methodology This study is a collective case study (Stake, 1995
and feminist political discourses . Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal, 17. Retrieved March 15 , 2021 , from http://people.exeter.ac.uk/PErnest/pome17/contents.htm. Warren , K. B. ( 2011 ). The ... critical evaluation of the use of numbers by political actors would be naïve, if it were confined to determining whether “numbers are used wrongly” and/or “the wrong numbers are used”. While this appears
journalism and political science, interest in “numbers in the media” has generated suspicion that numbers are often used only as “rhetorical devices” that appeal to readers’ emotions, prejudices, and fears ... (e.g., Roeh & Feldman, 1984). Such devices have been identified as pivotal within media constructions of social problems (Himmelstein, 2014) and the exercise of political power (Rosa et al., 2016
