Why do so many learners, even those who are successful, feel that they are outsiders in the world of mathematics? Taking the central importance of language in the development of mathematical understanding as its starting point, Mathematical Literacy explores students' experiences of doing mathematics from primary school to university - what they think mathematics is, how it is presented to them, and what they feel about it. Building on a range of theory which focuses on community, knowledge, and identity, the author examines two particular issues: the relationship between...
Why do so many learners, even those who are successful, feel that they are outsiders in the world of mathematics? Taking the central import...
Possibilities for the use of research in educational practice are often written off due to the history, politics and interests of the ostensibly separate worlds that researchers and practitioners occupy. However, such divisions are not necessarily a given. A more optimistic account highlights the ways these communities share a common need for practice-based theories, which enable them to make sense of a wide range of issues in education, including pedagogy, learning, and educational equity.
In applying theory to situated accounts of various educational practices and learning contexts,...
Possibilities for the use of research in educational practice are often written off due to the history, politics and interests of the ostensibly se...
