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Philosophy, mathematics and education
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1989The central concern of the philosophy of mathematics is to give an account of the nature of mathematics. Views of the nature of mathematics are particularly important in the teaching of mathematics, where they can strongly influence the mathematics curriculum as taught to pupils.
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The Philosophy of Mathematics Education
Abstract The philosophy of mathematics education (PoME) is a field of inquiry that pursues questions arising from the long tradition of mathematics as a school subject. An integrated area of study, PoME draws on other established disciplines such as philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of education.Catherine Henney, Kurt Stemhagen
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Classics in Mathematics Education: A Philosophy for the Mathematics Teacher
The Mathematics Teacher, 1969We who are teachers of mathematics are proud. Our ancestors in the profession include some of the greatest teachers in history. We are direct descendents of Pythagoras, Euclid, and the great teachers of Plato's Academy. The students we and our forebears have trained have made history; they have assisted in the development of methods and devices that ...
F. Joe Crosswhite, Carroll V. Newsom†
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Mathematical history, philosophy and education
Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2007History of mathematics occupies itself describing processes of growth and development, whereas philosophy of mathematics is concerned with questions of justification. Both play an essential role within the educational context. But there is a problem because genuine historical studies necessitate ever greater particularity whereas mathematics and ...
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Mathematics in Herbart's Philosophy of Education
The Mathematics Teacher, 1939Mathematicians and mathematical philosophers have often called attention to the fact that mathematical discoveries sometimes seem to anticipate important discoveries in physics. This is usually interpreted as meaning that the universe is “rational at the core” or that it was “created by a mathematician.” Such speculations are extremely enticing; but I ...
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Philosophy, mathematics and science education
2021Talking about mathematics education is no longer a novelty when we think about the work of the mathematics educator, and even more so when we analyse that this work is as old as educational action, and as old as the teaching of mathematics. What automatically links this concept to the history of mathematics, and consequently to the epistemological work
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The Philosophy of Mathematics Education: An Overview
2018This chapter offers an overview of the philosophy of mathematics education. This sub-field is characterised in both narrow and broad terms, concerning the aims of mathematics education and all philosophical aspects of research in mathematics education, respectively.
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Ethnomathematics and the Philosophy of Mathematics (Education)
2010A general overview is given of how the eld of ethnomathematics has developed and how it helped arouse interest in the cultural embed- ding of mathematical practices within mathematics education and the philosophy of mathematics.
Francois, Karen, Van Kerkhove, Bart
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