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Winsløw, Carl; Barquero, Berta; De Vleeschouwer, Martine; Hardy, Nadia – Research in Mathematics Education, 2014
University mathematics education (UME) is considered, in this paper, as a kind of "didactic practice"--characterised by institutional settings and by the purpose of inducting students into "mathematical practices." We present a research programme -- the anthropological theory of the didactic (ATD)--in which this rough…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, College Mathematics, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices
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Marks, Rachel – Research in Mathematics Education, 2014
This case-study, drawing on an unanticipated theme arising from a wider study of ability-grouping in primary mathematics, documents some of the consequences of educational triage in the final year of one primary school. The paper discusses how a process of educational triage, as a response to accountability pressures, is justified by teachers on…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Elementary School Mathematics, Case Studies, Low Achievement