This chapter sketches a theory of teaching and learning that takes its inspiration from some
anthropological and historico-cultural schools of knowledge—the theory of knowledge …

In this article I sketch three key concepts of a cultural-historical theory of mathematics
teaching and learning— the theory of objectification. The concepts are: knowledge …

The Theory of Objectification: A Vygotskian Perspective on Knowing and Becoming in
Mathematics Teaching and Learning presents a new educational theory in which learning is …

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

Meaning is one of the recent terms which have gained great currency in mathematics
education. It is generally used as a correlate of individuals' intentions and considered a …

This book is centrally concerned with how mathematics education is represented and how
we understand mathematical teaching and learning with view to changing them. It considers …

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 …

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

UBIRATAN D'AMBROSIO the mind should be separate from the body, and that nature is to
be subdued, just as feelings are to be suppressed.(Gore, 1993, p. 230) This obviously has …

The historical analysis of mathematics teaching at secondary level shows the succession in
time of different school paradigms. The present paper describes and tries to analyse a new …