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Mathematics Education and Language

Interpreting Hermeneutics and Post-Structuralism

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Tony Brown

    1. Institute of Education, The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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Part of the book series: Mathematics Education Library (MELI, volume 20/a)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 1-6

  3. Short Review of Recent Research

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 7-20

  4. Hermeneutics and Mathematics Education

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 21-56

  5. The Production of Mathematical Meaning: A Post-Structuralist Perspective

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 57-79

  6. Sharing Mathematical Perspectives

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 80-100

  7. Some Lessons

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 101-133

  8. The Phenomenology of the Mathematics Classroom

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 134-158

  9. Teacher-Student Interactions

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 159-172

  10. Narratives of Learning Mathematics

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 173-191

  11. Mathematics and Language

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 192-209

  12. Developing Teacher Practice

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 210-249

  13. Mathematical Cultures

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 250-259

  14. The Social Constitution of Mathematics

    • Tony Brown
    Pages 260-277

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 278-303
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About this book

Contemporary thinking on philosophy and the social sciences has primarily focused on the centrality of language in understanding societies and individuals; important developments which have been under-utilised by researchers in mathematics education. In this revised and extended edition this book reaches out to contemporary work in these broader fields, adding new material on how progression in mathematical learning might be variously understood.
A new concluding chapter considers how teachers experience the new demands they face.

Reviews

`It seems to me that Brown is involved in an extremely important project in trying to develop such a theoretical frame. This is crucial for the further development of critical mathematics education... I find Mathematics Education and Language interesting and important...'
Professor O. Skovmose, Royal Danish School of Educational Studies, Copenhagen
`It is a remarkable enrichment of our professional literature in terms of theoretical reflection and foundation, as well as through the convincing examples from teaching practice and the style in which it is written. Striking new perspectives are opened for teachers as well as for researchers. It was demanding and strenuous to work with, but personally rewarding and a pleasure.'
Emeritus Professor H. Bauersfeld, Bieleveld University
`...The book is an excellent starting place for anyone seeking a broader introduction to contempory theory and philosophy than is generally available with the comparatively insular world of mathematics education literature... Brown's presentation of the methodological rigour of hermeneutics clearly demonstrates both the timelessness and scholarly potential of this orientation to enquiry.'
B. Davis, York University, Toronto, Canada

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Education, The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

    Tony Brown

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mathematics Education and Language

  • Book Subtitle: Interpreting Hermeneutics and Post-Structuralism

  • Authors: Tony Brown

  • Series Title: Mathematics Education Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0726-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6969-1Published: 31 May 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-0726-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4921

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-983X

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 306

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Mathematics Education, Philosophy of Education, Science Education

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