Philosophical Dimensions in Mathematics Education

By Karen François

Book Overview

This book brings together diverse recent developments exploring philosophy of mathematics in education. The unique combination of ethnomathematics, philosophy, history, education, statistics and mathematics offers a variety of different perspectives from which existing boundaries in mathematics education can be extended. The ten chapters in this book offer a balance between philosophy of and philosophy in mathematics education. Attention is paid to the implementation of a philosophy of mathematics within the mathematics curriculum to become a philosophy in mathematics education. In doing so, many chapters provide ideas for actual practice and some practical examples directly usable in teacher training and in mathematics classrooms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441943978
• ISBN13: 9781441943972
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"