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Critical Issues in Mathematics Education

Major Contributions of Alan Bishop

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Editors:
  1. Philip Clarkson

    1. Faculty of Education, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia

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  2. Norma Presmeg

    1. Department of Mathematics, Illinois State University, USA

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  • Tribute to the work of Alan Bishop within the mathematics education community
  • Reviews six important issues within mathematics education by eminent contributors

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Developing a Festschrift with a Difference

      • Philip Clarkson, Norma Presmeg
      Pages 3-11

    3. In Conversation with Alan Bishop

      • Philip Clarkson
      Pages 13-25

  3. Teacher Decision Making

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-28
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    2. Decision-Making, the Intervening Variable

      • Alan J. Bishop
      Pages 29-35

    3. Teachers’ Decision Making: from Alan J. Bishop to Today

      • Hilda Borko, Sarah A. Roberts, Richard Shavelson
      Pages 37-67

  6. Social and Political Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-150
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    2. Mathematical Power to the People

      • Alan J. Bishop
      Pages 151-165

    3. Mathematical Power as Political Power – The Politics of Mathematics Education

      • Christine Keitel, Renuka Vithal
      Pages 167-188

  7. Teachers and Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-190
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    2. Research, Effectiveness, and the Practitioners’ World

      • Alan J. Bishop
      Pages 191-203
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About this book

Critical Issues in Mathematics Education presents the significant contributions of Professor Alan Bishop within the mathematics education research community. Six critical issues, each of which have had paramount importance in the development of mathematics education research, are reviewed and include a discussion of current developments in each area.

Teacher decision making, spatial/visualizing geometry, teachers and research, cultural/social aspects of mathematics education, sociopolitical issues, and values serve as the basic issues discussed in this examination of mathematics education over the last fifty years during which Professor Bishop has been active in the field.

A comprehensive discussion of each of these topics is realized by offering the reader a classic research contribution of Professor Bishop’s together with commentary and invited chapters from leading experts in the field of mathematics education.

Critical Issues in Mathematics Education will make an invaluable contribution to the ongoing reflection of mathematic education researchers worldwide, but also to policy makers and teacher educators who wish to understand some of the key issues with which mathematics education has been and still is concerned, and the context within which Professor Bishop’s key contributions to these research issues were made.

Reviews

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“The book is a Festschrift, written in honor of Alan Bishop by colleagues and graduates, who tell the story of his life and academic work … . To conclude, not only are the editors’ goals met, but the book also succeeds in developing interesting insights that can be extended beyond the field of mathematics education. The extent and reach of Bishop’s ideas presented and discussed in this Festschrift give a clear impression of the kind of shoulders on which his followers stood.” (Irit Peled, The International Journal on Mathematics Education, Vol. 42, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia

    Philip Clarkson

  • Department of Mathematics, Illinois State University, USA

    Norma Presmeg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Critical Issues in Mathematics Education

  • Book Subtitle: Major Contributions of Alan Bishop

  • Editors: Philip Clarkson, Norma Presmeg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09673-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-09672-8Published: 09 October 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3511-3Published: 29 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-09673-5Published: 22 September 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 258

  • Topics: Mathematics Education, Geometry

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