| Title | Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Toward a Pedagogy for Social Justice |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Gutstein, Eric |
| Number of Pages | 274 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| ISBN Number | 978-0-415-95083-1 |
| Abstract | Mathematics education in the United States can reproduce social inequalities whether schools use either basic-skills curricula to prepare mainly low-income students of color for low-skilled service jobs or standards-based curricula to ready students for knowledge-intensive positions. And working for fundamental social change and rectifying injustice are rarely included in any mathematics curriculum. Reading and Writing the World withMathematics argues that mathematics education should prepare students to investigate and critique injustice, and to challenge, in words and actions, oppressive structures and acts. Based on teacher-research, the book provides a theoretical framework and practical examples for how mathematics educators can connect schooling to a larger sociopolitical context and concretely teach mathematics for social justice. |
| Short Title | Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics |
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