An Invitation to Critical Mathematics Education deals with a range of crucial topics. Among these are students’ foreground, landscapes of investigation, and mathematics in action. The book is intended for a broad audience: educators, students, teachers, policy makers, anybody interested in the further development of mathematics education. The book discusses concerns and preoccupation. This way it provides an invitation into critical mathematics education.
Table of Content
Acknowledgements; Introduction: Preoccupations; Chapter 1: Mathematics education is undetermined; Chapter 2: Diversity of situations; Chapter 3: Students’ foregrounds; Chapter 4: Landscapes of investigation; Intermezzo: The modern conception of mathematics; Chapter 5: A critical conception of mathematics; Chapter 6: Reflection; Chapter 7: Mathemacy in a globalised and ghettoised world; Chapter 8: Uncertainty; References; Name Index; Subject Index