Ethnomathematics and its Place in the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics.

D'Ambrosio, Ubiratan

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ERIC Number: EJ325793

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Ethnomathematics and its Place in the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics.

D'Ambrosio, Ubiratan

For the Learning of Mathematics, v5 n1 p44-48 Feb 1985

Some basic issues which may lay the groundwork for a historical approach to teaching mathematics by developing the concept of ethnomathematics are presented. A historical review and relationships between history and pedagogy are discussed in detail. (MNS)

Descriptors: Cultural Background, Educational Theories, Ethnography, Ethnomathematics, Mathematics Education, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction, Social Influences, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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