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 …

This talk will centre on a number of inadequacies that beset mathematics education in
present-day societies. In the author's view, the basic obstacles lie in–or can be expressed in …

This chapter addresses issues concerning epistemology, as they relate to mathematics and
education. It commences with an examination of some of the main epistemological …

OLE SKOVSMOSE l Introduction In Schooling for Democracy Henry Giroux emphasises that
school needs to be defended as a service that educates students to be critical citizens who …

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 …

The relationship between mathematics education and democracy is discussed in terms of
citizenship, mathematical archaeology, mathemacy and deliberative interaction. The first …

In the short editorial note to the introductory section of this book the editors argued in favour
of an emerging research trend in mathematics education called the sociopolitical …

This chapter offers an overview of the philosophy of mathematics education. This sub-field is
characterised in both narrow and broad terms, concerning the aims 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 …

In this article, I take a critical look at some popular ideas about teaching mathematics, which
are forcefully promoted worldwide by the reform movement. The issue in focus is the nature …