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Social and Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education

Current Thinking

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Authors:
  1. Murad Jurdak

    1. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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  2. Renuka Vithal

    1. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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  3. Elizabeth de Freitas

    1. Education and Social Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

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  4. Peter Gates

    1. School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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  5. David Kollosche

    1. Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

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  • Focuses on the material conditions of teaching and learning
  • Details features of social life and their influence on mathematics teaching, learning and achievement
  • Provides an overview of the research on the social and political dimensions of mathematics education
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: ICME-13 Topical Surveys (ICME13TS)

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Murad Jurdak, Renuka Vithal, Elizabeth de Freitas, Peter Gates, David Kollosche
    Pages 1-3Open Access
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  3. Survey on the State-of-the Art

    • Murad Jurdak, Renuka Vithal, Elizabeth de Freitas, Peter Gates, David Kollosche
    Pages 5-27Open Access
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  4. Summary and Looking Ahead

    • Murad Jurdak, Renuka Vithal, Elizabeth de Freitas, Peter Gates, David Kollosche
    Pages 29-30Open Access
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  5. Back Matter

    Pages 31-37
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About this book

This book examines the current thinking on five critical social and political areas in mathematics education. It focuses on material conditions in teaching and learning, and details features of social life and their influence on mathematics teaching, learning and achievement. Following an introduction, the first section addresses equitable access and participation in quality mathematics education. It explores this issue in different contexts and from different ideological perspectives. The second section traces the emergence and development of the notion of activism in mathematics education in theory, in the literature, in research and in practice. The third section then moves on to explore current research on the political forces at work in identity, subjectivity and (dis)ability within mathematics education, showing how emphasis on language and discourse provides information for this research, and how new directions are being pursued to address the diverse material conditions thatshape learning experiences in mathematics education. Economic factors behind mathematics achievement form the topic of section four, which examines the political dimensions of mathematics education through the influence of national and global economic structures. The final section addresses distribution of power and cultural regimes of truth, based on the premise that although often deemed apolitical, mathematics and mathematics education are highly political institutions in our society. The book concludes with a summary and recommendations for the future.

Reviews

“This volume … ‘represents the mainstreaming of this area of work as a scholarly and ongoing significant activity of the broader mathematics education community.’ … The current volume is therefore recommended both as a compelling synopsis of current thought on this topic, and as a cautionary tale about the perils of overstepping disciplinary bounds.” (Kira Hamman, MAA Reviews, July, 2017)  

Authors and Affiliations

  • American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

    Murad Jurdak

  • University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

    Renuka Vithal

  • Education and Social Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

    Elizabeth de Freitas

  • School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Peter Gates

  • Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

    David Kollosche

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social and Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education

  • Book Subtitle: Current Thinking

  • Authors: Murad Jurdak, Renuka Vithal, Elizabeth de Freitas, Peter Gates, David Kollosche

  • Series Title: ICME-13 Topical Surveys

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29655-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) if applicable and The Author(s) 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29654-8Published: 13 April 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29655-5Published: 05 April 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2366-5947

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-5955

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 37

  • Topics: Mathematics Education, Sociology of Education, Educational Policy and Politics

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