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Chassapis, Dimitris – For the Learning of Mathematics, 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.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Ideology