Mathematics and Teaching

Name: Mathematics and Teaching
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ISBN: 9780805844191

ISBN-10: 0805844198

ISBN-13: 9780805844191

Edition: 2009

Authors: Michele D. Crockett

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Mathematics and Teaching uses case studies to explore complex and pervasive issues that arise in teaching. In this volume, school mathematics is the context in which to consider race, equity, political contexts and the broader social and cultural circumstances in which schooling occurs. This book does not provide immediate or definitive resolutions. Rather, its goal is to provoke and facilitate thoughtful discussion about critical issues for professional decision-making in mathematics teaching. This is the 7th volume in Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling: A Series for Prospective and Practicing Teachers , edited by Daniel P. Liston and Kenneth M. Zeichner. It follows…

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List price: $67.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 124
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.21" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.440



Series Preface


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Cases and Reactions


Introduction to Case 1


Case 1: "Race and Teacher Expectations"


Reader Reactions to "Race and Teacher Expectations"


Reactions to "Race and Teacher Expectations"


Reader Reactions


Summary and Additional Questions


Introduction to Case 2


Case 2: "Mathematics for All?"


Reader Reactions to "Mathematics for All?"


Reactions to "Mathematics for All?"


Reader Reactions


Summary and Additional Questions


Introduction to Case 3


Case 3: "Culture and School Mathematics"


Reader Reactions to "Culture and School Mathematics"


Reactions to "Culture and School Mathematics"


Reader Reactions


Summary and Additional Questions


Introduction to Case 4


Case 4: "Politics and School Mathematics"


Reader Reactions to "Politics and School Mathematics"


Reactions to "Politics and School Mathematics"


Reader Reactions


Summary and Additional Questions


Reader Reactions to the Four Cases


Reactions to the Four Cases



Public Arguments


A "Conservative View": Mathematics for Global Economic Leadership


Comments and Questions


A "Liberal View": Equality of Opportunity and School Mathematics in a Democracy


Comments and Questions


A "Radical Multiculturalist View": Mathematics for Developing Critical Dispositions for Social Reconstruction


Comments and Questions



Concluding Remarks, Some Reflections, and Resources for Further Reflection


The Centrality of Culture: Understanding the Historical, Social, and Political Dimensions of School Mathematics


Resources


Exercises


Bibliography


Index