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Values in Mathematics Textbooks: A View through Two Australasian Regions.

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Seah, Wee Tiong; Bishop, Alan J. – 2000

This paper outlines a preliminary investigation into the kinds of mathematical and mathematics educational values conveyed in representative lower secondary mathematics textbooks in Singapore and Victoria, Australia. Mathematical and mathematics educational values are viewed as being influenced by--and acting on--different sociocultural levels of…

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education

Critical Challenges in Researching Cultural Issues in Mathematics Learning.

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Bishop, Alan J. – 2000

This paper focuses on the cultural aspects of research in mathematics learning. The shift to a more socio-cultural emphasis in mathematics education research is valid. The paper explores this point by examining challenges to the former research paradigm. These challenges include culturally-based mathematical knowledge and hidden values in…

Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences