Embracing Reason

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Embracing Reason

Egalitarian Ideals and the Teaching of High School Mathematics

Philosophy and theory of education Secondary schools

Authors: Daniel Chazan, Sandra Callis, Michael Lehman

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Collection: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 16th December 2009

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 952 Kb

ISBN: 9781136965616


Summary

This book tells a single story, in many voices, about a serious and sustained set of changes in mathematics teaching practice in a high school and how those efforts influenced and were influenced by a local university. It includes the writings and perspectives of high school students, high school teachers, preservice teacher candidates, doctoral students in mathematics education and other fields, mathematics teacher educators, and other education faculty. As a whole, this case study provides an opportunity to reflect on reform visions of mathematics for all students and the challenges inherent in the implementation of these visions in US schools. It challenges us to rethink boundaries between theory and practice and the relative roles of teachers and university faculty in educational endeavors.

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