A Contemporary Theory of Mathematics Education Research

by Tony Brown

Book Overview

This book by-passes both psychology and sociology to present an original social theory centered on seeing mathematical learning by everyone as an intrinsic dimension of how mathematics develops as a field in support of human activity. Here, mathematics is defined by how we collectively talk about it. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, the student is seen as participating in the renewal of mathematics through their contributions to our collective gaze...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030551024
• ISBN13: 9783030551025
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"