Mathematics Education: Exploring the Culture of Learning

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Figures vii
• Tables viii
• Sources ix
• Introduction 1
• Section 1 - Culture of the Mathematics Classroom - Including Equity and Social Justice 7
• 1 - Images of Mathematics, Values and Gender 11
• 2 - Towards a Sociology of Learning in Primary Schools 26
• 3 - Learners as Authors in the Mathematics Classroom 43
• 4 - Paradigmatic Conflicts in Informal Mathematics Assessment as Sources of Social Inequity 57
• 5 - Constructing the 'Legitimate' Goal of a 'Realistic' Maths Item 69
• 6 - Establishing a Community of Practice in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom 91
• Section 2 - Communication in Mathematics Classrooms 117
• 7 - Mathematics, Social Class and Linguistic Capital 119
• 8 - What is the Role of Diagrams in Communication of Mathematical Activity? 134

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Figures vii
• Tables viii
• Sources ix
• Introduction 1
• Section 1 - Culture of the Mathematics Classroom - Including Equity and Social Justice 7
• 1 - Images of Mathematics, Values and Gender 11
• 2 - Towards a Sociology of Learning in Primary Schools 26
• 3 - Learners as Authors in the Mathematics Classroom 43
• 4 - Paradigmatic Conflicts in Informal Mathematics Assessment as Sources of Social Inequity 57
• 5 - Constructing the 'Legitimate' Goal of a 'Realistic' Maths Item 69
• 6 - Establishing a Community of Practice in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom 91
• Section 2 - Communication in Mathematics Classrooms 117
• 7 - Mathematics, Social Class and Linguistic Capital 119
• 8 - What is the Role of Diagrams in Communication of Mathematical Activity? 134
• 9 - 'the Whisperers' 146
• 10 - Steering Between Skills and Creativity 159
• Section 3 - Pupils' and Teachers' Perceptions 173
• 11 - The Relationship of Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematics and Mathematics Teaching to Instructional Practice 175
• 12 - Setting, Social Class and Survival of the Quickest 195
• 13 - 'I'Ll Be a Nothing' 219
• 14 - Pupils' Perspectives on Learning Mathematics 233
• Index 243