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Egalitarianism meets ideologies of mathematical education–instances from Norwegian curricula and classrooms

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The article starts focusing egalitarianism in a Norwegian curricular context in general and in mathematics education from primary schools to teacher education in particular. It progresses by locating and problematizing some major ideologies in mathematics education such as rationalism, activism, competitivism and ‘autodidactism’ on one hand and egalitarianism on the other. Some results from TIMSS, where Norway differs significantly from other countries, are touched upon and contrasted with episodes from qualitative studies. It is asked, from a general didaktic point of view, whether egalitarian values in mathematics education should be seen as strength or weekness, and the other way round, whether mathematical education contributes to or counterworks egalitarianism in society.

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Dieser Beitrag beginnt mit Überlegungen zum Egalitarismus im norwegischen Curriculum im allgemeinen und im Mathematikunterricht von der Primarstufe bis zur Lehrerbildung im speziellen. Danach lokalisiert und problematisiert er einige Hauptideologien im Mathematikunterricht, wie Rationalismus; Aktivismus, Konkurrenzdenken und ‘Autodaktismus’ einerseits, sowie Egalitarismus andererseits. Einige Ergebnisse von TIMSS, wobei Norwegen sich signifikant von anderen Ländern unterscheidet, werden betrachtet und mit Ergebnissen anderer qualitativer Studien verglichen. Aus einer allgemein-didaktischen Perspektive wird die Frage gestellt, ob egalitäre Werte im Mathematikunterricht als Stärke oder Schwäche betrachtet werden sollten, und andererseits, ob Mathematikunterricht zum Egaltarismus in der Gesellschaft beiträgt oder ihm entgegenwirkt.

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Braathe, H.J., Ongstad, S. Egalitarianism meets ideologies of mathematical education–instances from Norwegian curricula and classrooms. Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik 33, 1–11 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02656615

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