Overview
- Produced through a comprehensive international study involving leading academics and designers in the field
- Provides a global perspective on school mathematics’ curriculum reforms past, present and future
- Captures key ideas and practices in and about mathematics curriculum reforms across different contexts
- This is an Open Access publication which can be downloaded for free
Part of the book series: New ICMI Study Series (NISS)
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About this book
This Open Access volume by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) is an outcome of the ICMI Study 24 and gives a status-quo of school mathematics reform around the world and what we can learn from this movement. Each theme and section of the book offers descriptions and analyses of multiple case studies in different countries and contexts, along with opportunities to compare, contrast and learn from these diverse experiences.
The volume provides a synthesis and meta-analysis of the different historical, geographical and global aspects of school mathematics reforms and explores in which way curricula are elaborated, proposed, changed, and reorganized. It offers a more informed and comprehensive analysis of the roles of different actors and of the many aspects influencing and shaping mathematics curriculum reforms that are taking or have taken place. It also explores the possibilities and means to tackle a curricular reform in the current scenario we livein and how to unfold future developments. This book will be of interest to practitioners and scholars with an interest in school mathematics curriculum reforms. It will also be a useful resource to those involved in school mathematics curriculum reform initiatives by providing current information about the curriculum changes that are taking place in respect of content, teacher education, educational materials, and a range of implementation challenges across diverse contexts.Keywords
- Mathematics Education
- Curriculum reforms mathematics education
- Teaching and learning of mathematics
- Mathematical literacy
- TIMSS
- PISA
- CCSSM
- Mathematics education policy
- Mathematics education implementation
- Mathematics education teacher development
- Mathematics education assesment
- Mathematics education international comparative studies
- History and mathematics education reforms
- Globalisation and mathematics education
- Open access
Table of contents (38 chapters)
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Introduction to ICMI Study 24
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Theme A – Learning from the Past: Driving Forces and Barriers Shaping Mathematics Curriculum Reforms
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Theme B – Analysing School Mathematics Curriculum Reforms for Coherence and Relevance
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Theme C – Implementation of Reformed Mathematics Curricula Within and Across Different Contexts and Traditions
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor Renuka Vithal is the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning, Dean of Education and Professor of Mathematics Education of the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and is currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Fort Hare Univeristy. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of CASME.
Professor Vithal obtained her MPhil in mathematical education from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and her doctoral degree in natural sciences from Aalborg University in Denmark. She began her career as a mathematics teacher and proceeded to work for institutions such as the University of Durban Westville and University of KwaZulu-Natal where she attained full professorship in mathematics education. She is recognised internationally as a scholar in the social, cultural and political dimensions of mathematics education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mathematics Curriculum Reforms Around the World
Book Subtitle: The 24th ICMI Study
Editors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Renuka Vithal
Series Title: New ICMI Study Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13548-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13547-7Published: 29 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-13548-4Published: 28 June 2023
Series ISSN: 1387-6872
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1745
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 584
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Mathematics Education, Curriculum Studies, International and Comparative Education, Mathematics, general