Researching the Socio-Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education: Issues of Power in Theory and Methodology (Hardcover, 2004)

Contributors Preface; Peter McLaren Introduction: Setting The Scene Of This Book Socio-political perspectives on mathematics education; Paola Valero First Dialogic Unit: Challenging Traditional Research Areas From Socio-Political Perspectives The socio-political context of the mathematics classroom. Using Bernstein's theoretical framework to understand classroom communications; Stephen Lerman and Robyn Zevenbergen Assessment, learning and identity; Dylan Wiliam, Hannah Bartholomew and Diane Reay Second Dialogic Unit: Findrng Alternative Theoretical Tools Postmodernity and social research in mathematics education; Paul Ernest Problematising culture and discourse for mathematics education research. Defining the issues; tools for research; Tony Cotton and Tansy Hardy Third Dialogic Unit: Researching In Conflictive Situations Dichotomies, complementarities and tensions. Researching mathematics teaching in its social and political context; Nuria Gorgorio, Nutria Planas and Alan Bishop Lessons from research with a social movement. A voice from the South; Gelsa Knijnik Fourth Dialogic Unit: Addressing The Researcher's Positioning Researching the school mathematics culture of 'others'. Creating a self-other dialogue; Anna Chronaki The fly on the edge of the porridge bowl. Outsider research in mathematics education; Tamsin Meaney Fifth Dialogic Unit: Adopting Critical Approaches In Research Methodology Understanding for changing and changing for understanding. Praxis between practice and theory through action research in mathematics education; Bill Atweh Research methodology and critical mathematics education; Ole Skovsmose and Marcelo Borba Methodological challenges for mathematics education research from a critical perspective; Renuka Vithal Epilogue: Talking Back To Mathematics Education Research School subjects, the politics of knowledge, and the projectsof intellectuals in change; Thomas Popkewitz Name Index Subject Index