Mathematics Education for Sustainable Economic Growth and Job Creation

ISBN-13: 9780367500306 / Angielski

David Burghes; Jodie Hunter

Opis

Mathematics Education for Sustainable Economic Growth and Job Creation considers the need for young employees to be capable and confident with transferable knowledge and skills in mathematics and statistics in order to support economic growth in developing countries in an increasingly digital age.

This book draws on differing international perspectives in relation to mathematics education for sustainable economic growth and job creation. The contributors include education researchers and those involved in policymaking for both developing countries and beyond. Within each chapter, there is a reflection from the authors on their experiences in educational systems and policy development or research studies, which contribute to sustainable economic growth in different countries. As well as considerations of economies and job creation, the scholarship delves further into developing a critically aware citizenship through mathematics education.

Extending current thinking about the role of mathematics education and educating students for future needs, this book will be of great interest for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the field of mathematics education, STEM education and sustainability education.

Spis treści

1. Mathematics Education for Sustainable Economic Growth and Job Creation: Setting the Scene

David Burghes, Jodie Hunter and Neville Ying

2. Incentives for Enhancing Mathematical Literacy in Developing Countries

Neville Davies and Janet Georgeson

3. Finland: Policies for Education and Mathematics Teaching and Innovation

Leo Pahkin

4. Problem solving approach and lesson study for improving performance in Mathematics

Masataka Koyama

5. Uncovering everyday mathematics as a vehicle for equity: investigating the funds of knowledge of diverse communities

Jodie Hunter and Rachel Restani

6. Mathematical Progress with Pasifika Learners

Roberta Hunter

7. The importance of positive classroom relationships for diverse students’ wellbeing in mathematics education

Julia Hill, Margaret L. Kern, Jan van Driel and Wee Tiong Seah

8. Novel frameworks for upskilling the mathematics education workforce

Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

9. Teacher Subject Knowledge for Enhancing Learners’ Mathematical Thinking

Shandelene Binns-Thompson

10. Teaching Mathematics Creativity and Innovation through a STEM basis

Albert Benjamin and Joy Baker-Gibson

11. Lesson Study

Derek Robinson

12. Enhancing Mathematics Education in Developing Countries

David Burghes and Naomi Sani

13. The Importance of Data Science for Developing Countries

Neville Davies

14. Summary of Evidence and Recommendations

          David Burghes and Jodie Hunter

O autorze

David Burghes is director of the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (CIMT) in the Institute of Education, University of Plymouth, UK.

Jodie Hunter is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Education at Massey University, New Zealand.