The Social Ideologies of School Mathematics Applications: A Case Study of Elementary School Textbooks.

Chassapis, Dimitris

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ERIC Number: EJ557441

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Social Ideologies of School Mathematics Applications: A Case Study of Elementary School Textbooks.

Chassapis, Dimitris

For the Learning of Mathematics, v17 n3 p24-27 Nov 1997

Argues that any mathematical construct can acquire multiple referential meanings beyond its specific mathematical meaning as it is assigned several different mappings when applied to different real-world situations. Claims that the teaching of mathematics in schools is a vehicle for an ideology concerning mathematical activity and its outcomes. (ASK)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Ideology, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Relevance (Education), Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Greece

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