An important characteristic ofcontemporary reflections in mathematicseducation is the
attention given tolanguage and discourse. No longer viewed asonly a more or less useful …

The context for much-though not alll-learning and problem solving in mathematics is the
mathematics classroom at school. To talk about the culture of the classroom is already a …

Contemporary thinking on philosophy and the social sciences has primarily focused on the
centrality of language in understanding societies and individuals; important developments …

Pursuit of the notion of mathematical meaning has dominated much of the discussion to do
with the philosophy of mathematics education. The flavour of current discussion generally …

This article discusses the role of language in mathematical understanding and how the
boundaries assigned to language determine its status. It focuses on a classic debate …

This chapter sketches an account of mathematics based on the underlying explanatory
metaphor of conversation and dialogue. 1 It suggests that mathematics is dialogical in a …

New forms of mathematical knowledge are growing in importance for mathematics and
education, including tacit knowledge; knowledge of particulars, language and rhetoric in …

A review of literature shows that during the history of mathematics education at school the
answer of what counts as 'real mathematics' varies. An argument will be given here that …

This book provides a panorama of complimentary and forward looking perspectives on the
learning of mathematics and epistemology from some of the leading contributors to the field …

In mathematical terms, there is a celebrated tension between forms of discourse and
cognition that are delicately tuned to cultural practices and those that are focused explicitly …