Contributor
Atweh, Bill.
Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001.
Descriptionxxvii, 446 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Note:I. PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES: A cultural/discursive psychology for mathematics teaching and learning / Stephen lerman -- Mathematics education in late modernity: beyond myths and fragmentation / Paul Dowling -- Breaking political neutrality: the critical engagement of mathematics education with democracy / Ole Skovsmose, Paola Valero -- Mathematical literacy and common sense in mathematics education / Uwe Gellert, Eva Jablonka, Christine Keitel -- II. GLOBAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL CONTEXTS: Internationalization and globalization of mathematics education: toward an agenda for research/action / Bill Atweh, Phil Clarkson -- Globalization and the politics of mathematics education / Jan Thomas -- Situated sociocultural mathematics education: vignettes from southeast Asian practices / Khoon Yoong Wong, Zaitun Binti Hj Mohd Taha, Palanisamy Veloo -- Mathematical ideas and indigenous languages / Bill Barton, Roslyn Frank -- The sociopolitical context of mathematics education in Guatemala through the words and practices of two teachers / Richard S. Kitchen -- III. TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND CLASSROOMS: Continuous in-service professional development of teachers and school change: lessons from Mexico / Bill Atweh, Marcos Daniel Arias Ochoa -- Resourcing practice and equity: a dual challenge for mathematics education / Jill Adler -- Mathematics, social class, and linguistic capital: an analysis of mathematics classroom interactions / Robyn Zevenbergen -- Longitudinal evaluation of mathematics participation in American middle and high schools / Xin Ma -- Sociocultural considerations and Latino mathematics achievement: a critical review / Luis Ortiz-Franco, William V. Flores -- The social constructs of the mathematical experiences of African-American students / Vivian R. Moody -- IV. NUMERACY AND EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS: Numeracy: negotiation the world through mathematics / Betty Johnston, Keiko Yasukawa -- Modeling with purpose: mathematics as a critical tool / Swapna Mukhopadhyay, Brian greer -- Contribution of ethnomathematics to mainstream mathematics classroom practice / Gloria Stillman, Jo Balatti -- Teaching and learning school mathematics by building on students' out-of-school mathematics practice / Joanna O. Masingila, Rapti de Silva -- V. RECENT DIRECTIONS IN GENDER AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: "A+ for girls, B for boys": changing perspectives on gender equity and mathematics / Helen Forgasz, Gilah Leder -- Single-gender schooling in the public sector in California: promise and practice / Joanne Rossi Becker -- Fables: the toroise? the hare? the mathematically underachieving male? / Leone Buron -- Girls, mathematics, and technology / Nicola Yelland -- Creating a connected, equitable mathematics classroom: facilitating gender equity / Joanne E. Goodell, Lesley H. Parker.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
