Mathematics at University: The anthropological Approach
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Mathematics is studied in universities by a large number of students.
At the same time it is a field of research for a (smaller) number of university
teachers. What relations, if any, exist between university research and teaching of
mathematics? Can research “support” teaching? What research and what teaching?
In this presentation we propose a theoretical framework to study these questions
more precisely, based on the anthropological theory of didactics. As a main
application, the links between the practices of mathematical research and university
mathematics teaching are examined, in particular in the light of the dynamics
between “exploring milieus” and “studying media”.
At the same time it is a field of research for a (smaller) number of university
teachers. What relations, if any, exist between university research and teaching of
mathematics? Can research “support” teaching? What research and what teaching?
In this presentation we propose a theoretical framework to study these questions
more precisely, based on the anthropological theory of didactics. As a main
application, the links between the practices of mathematical research and university
mathematics teaching are examined, in particular in the light of the dynamics
between “exploring milieus” and “studying media”.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Selected Regular lectures from the 12th international congress on mathematical education |
| Editors | Sung Je Cho |
| Publisher | Springer Publishing Company |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Pages | 859-875 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-17186-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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