Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on rich ethnographic data, Critical Mathematics Education: Can Democratic Mathematics Education Survive under Neoliberal Regime? responds to ongoing discussions on the standardization in curriculum and reconceptualizes Critical Mathematics Education (CME) by arguing that despite obstructive implications of market-driven changes in education, a practice of critical mathematics education to promote critical citizenship could be implemented through open-ended projects that resonate with an inquiry-based collaborative learning and dialogic pedagogy. In doing so, neoliberal hegemony in education can be countered. The book also identifies certain limitations of critical mathematical education and suggests pedagogic and curricular strategies for critical educators to cope with these obstacles.
Table of ContentsForeword: A Living Mathematics for Democracy Antonia Darder Acknowledgements 1 Setting the Stage Research Context Research Methodology End-of-Unit Projects (EUPs): A Response to Neoliberal Pedagogy Outline of the Book 2 The Standardization Movement in Education Reconnaissance Stage for Critical Participatory Action Research Student-Developed Multiple-Choice Tests: EUP 1 Concluding Discussion of EUP 1 Neoliberal Hegemony in Education 3 Class Consciousness and Mathematical Literacy Planning and Objectives Concluding Discussion of EUP 2 4 Collaborative Versus Competitive Learning Planning and Objectives Concluding Discussion of EUP 3 5 Mathematical Inequality and Socioeconomic Inequality Planning and Objectives Concluding Discussion of EUP 4 6 Student Loan Crises Planning and Objectives Concluding Discussion of EUP 5 7 Critical Mathematics Education: A Bottom-Up Response to Neoliberal Hegemony Critical Mathematics Education and Dialogic Pedagogy Critical Mathematics Education and Collaborative Learning Critical Mathematics Education and Inquiry-Based Learning 8 Critical Mathematics Education and Citizenship in the Neoliberal Era Democracy in the Classroom Democracy in a Form of Dialogue Mathematical Literacy and Citizenship Critical Pedagogy and Critical Citizenship Neoliberal Hegemony and Mathematics Education for Critical Citizenship 9 Conclusions Dialogue, Collaboration, and Inquiry The Mathematics Classroom as a Micro Society Citizenship and Mathematics Education Curricular Materials in CME Micromanagement and Control Participatory Action Research and Critical Mathematics Education Limitations and Suggestions Final Word References Index
