Abstract
Based on an analysis of mathematics education research as an academic field and on current social, political and economic transformations in many European countries, I would argue for the need to rethink and enlarge definitions and views of mathematics education as a scientific field of study in order to provide better understandings and alternatives for practice in the teaching and learning of mathematics today. I will explore the notion of the “network of mathematics education practices” as a complex, multi-layered space of social practice where the meanings of the teaching and learning of mathematics are constituted. I will illustrate the potentiality of this notion to envision possible research paths in the field. I will illustrate these with the research that my colleagues and I have been carrying on multicultural classrooms in Denmark; as well as will offer examples of other research studies in Europe and other parts of the world where I see that the discipline is gaining newer insights that could allow attending to the social changes and challenges of the 21st centur
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Sixth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education |
| Editors | Vivianne Durand-Guerier, Sophie Soury-Lavergne, Ferdinando Arzarello |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Place of Publication | Lyon |
| Publisher | Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique |
| Publication date | 2010 |
| Pages | LIV-LXXX |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-2-7342-1190-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education - Lyon, France Duration: 28 Jan 2009 → 1 Feb 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education |
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| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Lyon |
| Period | 28/01/2009 → 01/02/2009 |
Keywords
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