Mathematical Literacy: Developing Identities of Inclusion

by Yvette Solomon

Book Overview

Why do so many learners, even those who are successful, feel that they are outsiders in the world of mathematics? Taking the central importance of language in the development of mathematical understanding as its starting point, Mathematical Literacy explores students' experiences of doing mathematics from primary school to university - what they think mathematics is, how it is presented to them, and what they feel about it. Building on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805846875
• ISBN13: 9780805846874
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"