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In this paper, drawing on the philosophy of dialectical materialism, we present an elaboration of two concepts that tend to remain backstage in debates in the field of history in mathematics ... were doing in their specific historical, social, cultural, and political times. In this view, mathematics knowledge is not a psychological or subjective entity; it is a cultural-historical one that
archaeology, meaning, modelling, philosophy, political dimensions, project work, reflective, responsibility, society, social functions, technology, theoretical framework, uncertainty. These terms highlight the ... influenced by systemic and socio-political factors. This discussion is taking place against the backdrop of significant disruptive phenomena that are impacting nearly all aspects of life on the planet
The aspiration of this paper is to develop a novel approach towards investigating the socio-political history of mathematics teaching in educational systems. Traditionally, historical studies are ... education and vocational training, proved to be intimately tied to the functioning of the particular political system. In pre-modern times, however, a truly international pattern emerged for the first time
disciplinary content and practices. While not denying the essential nature of these components, issues pertaining to cultural, social, political, and ethical dimensions (Kollosche & Meyerhöfer, 2021; Pheasants ... its everyday applications. Effective engagement with social, political, and environmental issues through modelling and statistics demands critical thinking, yet such aspects are not often considered in
it difficult for Native Americans to make legible important ecological and political realities that classical logic fails to see. (Sinclair, 2020, p. 59) In this paper we broadly explored a worldview ... environmental sustainability . In P. Ernest (Ed.), The philosophy of mathematics education today (pp. 145 - 160 ). Springer. Barwell , R. , Boylan , M. , & Coles , A. ( 2022 ). Mathematics education and the
, and which topics have emerged recently. These considerations are embedded in the world’s social, economic, and political developments. This monitoring of recent changes in the field has led to the
democratic society. These citizens would critically analyse the mathematics of societal, environmental, economic and political issues through understanding the formatting power of mathematics and challenging ... ) and contributing to the reconstruction of a more equitable South African society. Changes in MLMMS included new social and political mathematical outcomes such as: “Critically analyze how mathematical
pandemic to different trends in mathematics education: the use of digital technology, philosophy of mathematics education, and critical mathematics education. He extended the agency of digital media to also ... education: the use of digital technology, philosophy of mathematics education, and critical mathematics education. He discussed how the pandemic has laid bare social inequalities, and how it may change the
science, technology, engineering, mathematics and, through the ‘A’, political science, visual arts or philosophy, to name a few. The pedagogical approaches of these disciplines can contribute to teaching ... , political science), the task can be implemented in interdisciplinary teaching concepts. 3.3 Data collection The data collection was based on the written reflections of the pre-service mathematics teachers
-political interests of the time. At one extreme, school mathematics and university mathematics can be considered independent fields of knowledge, where one does not influence the other and should therefore be ... knowledge. It generally prioritises facts over values, perceiving knowledge as the outcome of objective inquiry. This is possibly more reflective of the positivist tradition in the philosophy of knowledge
in relation to citizenship education. It allows us to show which aspects of a modelling task can give insight into processes that are carried out when, for example, political decisions are made on ... scientific facts, as well as ethical, economic, political and social reasoning, influence—for example—decisions about restrictive measures that should be taken. Decisionmakers need to make a cost–benefit
Although many scholars in the field of mathematics education are aware that identity discourses are highly political, research in the field usually lacks a framework theoretically and ... secondary school student at a German public school, the present paper analyses identity as a socio-political process of identity work articulated around the discourse of ‘refusing school mathematics’ in our
mathematics education that were caused by a new political situation in Poland were reflected in education journals. Journals that shaped Polish mathematics education varied significantly. We analysed both those ... This study is dedicated to the most important Polish periodicals of the last 30 years related to mathematics education. This period coincided with many political transformations that significantly
philosophy (on explanation in crowdsourced mathematics); sociology of scientific knowledge (on conventions and conversations in online mathematics); and ethnography (on contrasting conceptions of collaboration ... number of disciplines, including empirical philosophy, sociology, ethnography, and reflections from mathematicians themselves. 5.1 Empirical philosophy In Pease et al. (2019) we used close content
Table 1), which includes all the social, legal, and political structures that affect decision processes (Lockwood This list is intended to illustrate the multi-scale, inter-jurisdictional governance ... comparable to the time scales commonly considered by many Indigenous peoples (e.g., the Seventh-Generation philosophy, where decisions should be made today that will sustain food and medicine for the next
within the parameters of visual modality; however, it challenges conventions by mixing conventional mathematical representations (i.e., a bar graph) with political illustrations for the purpose of activism ... precisely marked x- and y-axes. These design choices foreground the numerical qualities of the data—as opposed to its social, cultural, political, and ethical dimensions or context. The minimalist style of
equity-related studies and 1 The terms Global North and Global South distinguish among countries along the lines of socio-economic and political characteristics. Global North countries have stronger ... current social, political and cultural issues (Ramsay-Jordan, 2021) . The dilemmas of developing comprehensive culturally-relevant curricula are described by Allen and Trinick (2021) in referring to the
functions of philosophical, political, and economic considerations. To address this debate, in the context of the current ZDM Special Issue, I attempt to analyze research and practices linked to mathematical ... party leadership” (p. 32). Marushina and McGee (2016) argued that obvious political and economic-military considerations served as the major goal in establishing schools for the mathematically gifted
have become digital. Moving to online teaching may have negative implications such as political and socio-economic consequences, evoking student protests rather than being experienced as pedagogical ... mathematics, poorly or under-qualified teachers, lack of infrastructure, large classes, poverty, and social and political inequity (Stols et al., 2015) . The apartheid policy of the former South African
Philosophy Geosciences, Florida International University Dessu SB , Melesse AM ( 2012 ) Impact and uncertainties of climate change on the hydrology of the Mara River basin , Kenya/Tanzania. Hydrol Process 27