Internationalisation and Globalisation in Mathematics and Science Education
In the new times of globalisation, international academic contacts and collaborations are ever increasing. They are taking many forms, from international conferences and publications, student and academic exchange, cross cultural research projects, curric
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Internationalisation and Globalisation in Mathematics and Science Education Edited by
Bill Atweh Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Angela Calabrese Barton Columbia University, New York, USA
Marcelo C. Borba State University of São Paulo - Rio Claro, Brazil
Noel Gough La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Christine Keitel Freie University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Catherine Vistro-Yu Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Phillipines and
Renuka Vithal University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008930188
ISBN 978-1-4020-5907-0 (HB) ISBN 978-1-4020-8790-5 (PB) ISBN 978-1-4020-5908-7 (e-book) Published by Springer, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. www.springer.com
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This project is supported by the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
ix
About the Editors
xi
About the Contributors
xv
SECTION 1
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 1
Mathematical Literacy and Globalisation Ole Skovsmose
Chapter 2
Epistemological Issues in the Internationalization and Globalization of Mathematics Education Paul Ernest
19
All around the World: Science Education, Constructivism, and Globalization Noel Gough
39
Geophilosophy, Rhizomes and Mosquitoes: Becoming Nomadic in Global Science Education Research Noel Gough
57
Science Education and Contemporary Times: Finding our way through the Challenges Lyn Carter
79
Social (In)Justice and International Collaborations in Mathematics Education Bill Atweh and Christine Keitel
95
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Globalisation, Ethics and Mathematics Education Jim Neyland
3
113
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Table of Contents
Chapter 8
SECTION 2
Chapter 9
The Politics and Practices of Equity, (E)Quality and Globalisation in Science Education: Epriences from both sides of the Indian Ocean Annette Gough
129
ISSUES IN GLOBALISATION AND INTERNATIONALISATION Context or Culture: Can TIMSS and Pisa Teach us about what Determines Educational Achievement in Science? Peter Fensham
Chapter 10
Quixote’s Science: Public Heresy/Private Apostasy Paul Dowling
Chapter 11
The Potentialities of (Ethno) Mathematics Education: An Interview with Ubiratan D’ambrosio Ubiratan D’Ambrosio and Maria do Carmo Domite
151
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Chapter 12
Ethnomathematics in the Global Episteme: Quo Vadis? Ferdinand Rivera and Joanne Rossi Becker
Chapter 13
POP: A Study of the Ethnomathematics of Globalization Using the Sacred Mayan Mat Pattern Milton Rosa and Daniel Clark Orey
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