Paul Dowling

The Sociology of Mathematics Education

Mathematical Myths / Pedagogic Texts

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Raises two important and related issues: the changing social aspects of math and the quality of math schemes and textbooks. Math is no longer a subject studies by intellectuals but has become a subject for study by all children aged 5 to 16 years. The continuing failure of many children in this subject is cause for concern. Dowling critically examines textbooks, and the part they play in children's learning. He clearly shows the reader how to analyze and evaluate textbooks they are currently using. This interrogation of classroom resources has important implications for teaching strategies and for textbook design and use.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780750707923
• ISBN-10: 0750707925
• Artikelnr.: 21426387

Autorenporträt

Paul Dowling

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Mathematical Myths
Chapter 2 Juggling Pots and Texts
Chapter 3 Sociology, Education and the Production of 'Ability'
Chapter 4 The Analysis of School Texts: Some Empirical Antecedents
Chapter 5 Towards a Language of Description: Some Theoretical Antecedents
Chapter 6 Constructive Description and Social Activity Theory
Chapter 7 An Introduction to the Empirical Text
Chapter 8 The Textualizing of Algebra
Chapter 9 Genres of Production
Chapter 10 Setting and the Public Domain
Chapter 11 Interpellating the Teacher
Chapter 12 Disturbing and Re-establishing Equilibrium