It is a commonly held belief that mathematics teaching has no political effects. Astonishingly,
however, the fact is that the style of argument now used in mathematics everywhere was not …

In this paper, I discuss some links between mathematics education and democracy, what
these links could imply to what and how we teach, and the issues that arise from trying to …

Within the UK, the notion of social responsibility has recently become a significant issue,
following a sharp increase in reports of disruptive pupils and a number of horrific violent …

Is it possible to develop the content and form of mathematical education in such a way that it
may serve as a tool of democratization in both school and society? This question is related …

“The curriculum is at the heart of the education and training system. In the past the
curriculum has perpetuated race, class gender and ethnic division and has emphasized …

On many fronts, the field of mathematics education does not speak with a single voice. There
appears to be no firm consensus regarding the scientific character of mathematics …

This article reports the results of a literature review focused on identifying the links between
mathematics education and democracy. The review is based on the analysis of a collection …

Modern society is demanding much greater mathematical knowledge of its citizens than ever
before and the essential challenge for mathematics educators concerned with issues of …

The connection between mathematics education and democracy is neither obvious nor
clear. Nevertheless, current curricular reform documents seem to agree on the fact that …

At first sight this seems a very strange question. Of course, if you are a teacher, you know
that you teach values, but have you ever thought about the values that you teach-albeit …