THE RESEARCH IN ETHNOMATHEMATICS AND THE LIMITS OF CULTURE

THE RESEARCH IN ETHNOMATHEMATICS AND THE LIMITS OF CULTURE

In this article I discuss some problematic issues concerning ethnomathematics research, namely the ones related with its educational implications. Certain ethnomathematical assumptions at the level of epistemology, pedagogy and politics, lack a theoretical basis, thus making difficult for Ethnomathe...

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Main Author: Alexandre Pais
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Editora da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul 2012-12-01
Series:Reflexão & Ação
Online Access:https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/reflex/article/view/3226
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