| Description |
xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ethnomathematics and its place in the history and pedagogy of mathematics / U. D'Ambrosio -- Mathematics and ballistics / H.J.M. Bos -- Mathematics education in its cultural context / A. Bishop -- Foundations of Eurocentrism in mathematics / G. Joseph -- Mathematics in a social context : math within education as praxis versus math within education as hegemony / M. Fasheh -- Folk mathematics / E. Maier -- Hidden messages / J. Maxwell -- Mathematics education post GSCE : an industrial viewpoint / T.S. Wilkinson -- The computer as a cultural influence in mathematical learning / R. Noss -- The contextualizing of mathematics : towards a theoretical map / P. Dowling -- Mathematics and workplace research / M. Harris and J. Evans -- Looking for the maths in work / M. Harris -- The role of number in work and training / D. Mathews -- Skills versus understanding / R. Strässer [and others] -- Mathematics in and out of school : a selective review of studies from Brazil / D. Carraher |
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Theories of practice / J. Evans and M. Harris -- An industry and mathematics : a view from Courtaulds / S. Ingham -- An industry and mathematics : a view from a training board / K. Pye -- The gendering of work / J. Holland -- The certificate in pre-vocational education / S. Sullivan -- 'Maths in the workplace' : some issues arising out of the development of a resource pack / P. Drake -- Mathematics and TVEI / A. Grey -- Work reclaimed : status mathematics in non-elitist contexts / M. Harris and C. Paechter -- Postscript : the Maths in Work Project / M. Harris |
| Summary |
From various perspectives, authors in this volume discuss the the way mathematics is applied to practical tasks and its place in modern culture. There are essays on the role of mathematics in the workplace and the role of the computer as an expressive medium in education |
| Analysis |
Brazil |
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Business mathematics |
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United Kingdom |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
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Mathematics.
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| Author |
Harris, Mary.
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| LC no. |
90043999 |
| ISBN |
1850008930 (HC) |
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1850008949 (SC) |
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