ABSTRACT
This new and updated second edition of Debates in Mathematics Education explores the major issues that mathematics teachers encounter in their daily lives. By engaging with established and contemporary debates, this volume promotes and supports critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to reach informed judgements and argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding.
Divided into five accessible sections, this book investigates and offers fresh insight into topics of central importance in mathematics education, with this second edition including new discussions and chapters on:
- Classic and contemporary issues of pedagogy, politics, philosophy and sociology of mathematics education
- International comparisons of achievement
- Digital technologies for teaching
- Mastery in mathematics
- Pop culture and mathematics
- Whether mathematics can be harmful
Designed to stimulate discussion and support you in your own research, writing and practice through suggested questions and activities throughout, Debates in Mathematics Education will be a valuable resource for any student or practising teacher, and those engaged in initial teacher education, continuing professional development or Master's level study. This book also has much to offer to those leading mathematics departments in schools and initial teacher education programmes, and to beginning doctoral students looking for a survey of the field of mathematics education research.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section One|24 pages
Debates about international comparisons
part Section Two|86 pages
Debates about social justice
chapter Chapter 3|14 pages
The dark side of mathematics
chapter Chapter 7|11 pages
Should ‘teaching for understanding’ be the pinnacle of mathematics education?
part Section Three|84 pages
Debates about classroom matters
chapter Chapter 10|16 pages
Planning for the unexpected
chapter Chapter 13|14 pages
Fake news, artificial intelligence, mobile divisions, likely futures?
part Section Four|46 pages
Debates about mathematics teaching and social content
part Section Five|41 pages
Debates about assessment