The philosophy of mathematics education today. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Ernest editor.
• Editors: Ernest, Paul
• Contents: PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD -- The Philosophy of Mathematics Education: An Overview -- THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS -- Philosophy of Mathematical Practice: What is it All About? -- The Philosophy of Mathematical Education between Platonism and the Computer -- A Dialogical Conception of Explanation in Mathematical Proofs -- The amalgam of faith and reason: Euclid's Elements and the scientific thinker -- CRITICAL MATHEMATICS EDUCATION -- Students' Foregrounds and Politics of Meaning in Mathematics Education -- The Struggle is Pedagogical: Learning to Teach Critical Mathematics -- Some Thoughts on a Mathematics Education for Environmental Sustainability -- Epistemological Questions about School Mathematics -- The Concept of Culture in Critical Mathematics Education -- The Ethics of Mathematics: Is Mathematics Harmful? -- PHILOSOPHICAL THEORY IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH -- On the Need for Theory of Mathematics Learning and the Promise of 'Commognition' -- On the roles of Language in Mathematics Education -- The Separation of Mathematics from Reality in Scientific and Educational Discourse -- Mathematics Education Actualized in the Cyberspace: a philosophical essay -- PHILOSOPHY OF/IN TEACHING, LEARNING AND DOING MATHEMATICS -- Making Distinctions: A Phenomenological Exploration in Mathematics Education -- Using Rules for Elaborating Mathematical Concepts -- Towards a Wider Perspective: Opening a Philosophical Space in the Mathematics Curriculum -- Ockham Razor of Creativity Research in Mathematics Education -- Teaching of Velocity in Mathematics Classes -- Chances for Philosophical Ideas -- Time for Work: Finding Worth-While-Ness in Making Mathematics -- The Invisible Side of Mathematical Thinking: A Philosophical Approach -- Developing Rules Due to the Use of Family Resemblances in Classroom Communication -- BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF AUTHORS.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 372.7; Education; Mathematics -- Philosophy; International education; Comparative education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching; Education -- Philosophy; Mathematics; Critical Thinking; EDUCATION -- Elementary; Comparative education; Education; Education -- Philosophy; International education; Mathematics -- Philosophy; Mathematics -- Study and teaching; Education -- Study Skills; Mathematics -- History & Philosophy; Education -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Education -- Comparative; Study & learning skills: general; Philosophy of mathematics; Philosophy & theory of education; Education; Education -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Mathematics; Teaching of a specific subject; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319777603; 3319777602
• Related ISBNs: 9783319777597; 3319777599
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