Critical Mathematics Education: Theory, Praxis and Reality (Cognition, Equity & Society: International Perspectives) by Paul Ernest (PDF)

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Mathematics is traditionally seen as the most neutral of disciplines, the furthest removed from the arguments and controversy of politics and social life. However, critical mathematics challenges these assumptions and actively attacks the idea that mathematics is pure, objective, and valueneutral. It argues that history, society, and politics have shaped mathematics”not only through its applications and uses but also through molding its concepts, methods, and even mathematical truth and proof, the very means of establishing truth. Critical mathematics education also attacks the neutrality of the teaching and learning of mathematics, showing how these are valueladen activities indissolubly linked to social and political life. Instead, it argues that the values of openness, dialogicality, criticality towards received opinion, empowerment of the learner, and socialpolitical engagement and citizenship are necessary dimensions of the teaching and learning of mathematics, if it is to contribute towards democracy and social justice. This book draws together critical theoretic contributions on mathematics and mathematics education from leading researchers in the field. Recurring themes include: The natures of mathematics and critical mathematics education, issues of epistemology and ethics; Ideology, the hegemony of mathematics, ethnomathematics, and reallife education; Capitalism, globalization, politics, social class, habitus, citizenship and equity. The book demonstrates the links between these themes and the discipline of mathematics, and its critical teaching and learning. The outcome is a groundbreaking collection unified by a shared concern with critical perspectives of mathematics and education, and of the ways they impact on practice.

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⭐A provocative collections of essays that shed light into the not so pleasant reality about the politics of mathematics/education. The thought experiment about “Mathistan” , a fictitious country shows how international testing is nothing but big business and pushing the agenda of market economies to countries dependent on them. There are a couple of essays that are a bit of a stretch, such as the one on the hegemony of “English” mathematics- if you are a conspiracy theorist you might like it, if not it’s atleast worth a chuckle.

⭐Very useful!

⭐the book is not the same as I expected, especially the quality of the paper is too thin. the photos will show how thin the paper. moreover, the color of the book seems to be faint.

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