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Philosophical Dimensions in Mathematics Education Karen Francois

Philosophical Dimensions in Mathematics Education By Karen Francois

Philosophical Dimensions in Mathematics Education by Karen Francois


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This book brings together diverse recent developments exploring the philosophy of mathematics in education. The unique combination of ethnomathematics, philosophy, history, education, statistics and mathematics offers a variety of different perspectives from which existing boundaries in mathematics education can be extended.

Philosophical Dimensions in Mathematics Education Summary

Philosophical Dimensions in Mathematics Education by Karen Francois

This book brings together diverse recent developments exploring the philosophy of mathematics in education. The unique combination of ethnomathematics, philosophy, history, education, statistics and mathematics offers a variety of different perspectives from which existing boundaries in mathematics education can be extended. The ten chapters in this book offer a balance between philosophy of and philosophy in mathematics education. Attention is paid to the implementation of a philosophy of mathematics within the mathematics curriculum.

Table of Contents

Prelude.- Prelude.- Interlude.- The Untouchable and Frightening Status of Mathematics.- Interlude.- Philosophical Reflections in Mathematics Classrooms.- Interlude.- Integrating the Philosophy of Mathematics in Teacher Training Courses.- Interlude.- Learning Concepts Through the History of Mathematics.- Interlude.- The Meaning and Understanding of Mathematics.- Interlude.- The Formalist Mathematical Tradition as an Obstacle to Stochastical Reasoning.- Interlude.- Logic and Intuition in Mathematics and Mathematical Education.- Interlude.- A Place for Education in the Contemporary Philosophy of Mathematics.- Interlude.- Ethnomathematics in Practice.- Postlude.

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NLS9781441943972
9781441943972
1441943978
Philosophical Dimensions in Mathematics Education by Karen Francois
New
Paperback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2010-11-25
242
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