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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Editora da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Reflexão & Ação |
| Online Access: | https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/reflex/article/view/3226 |
| Summary: | 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 Ethnomathematics to posit itself in relation to local knowledge and school. As a consequence, Ethnomathematics research can be easily domesticated, ending up reproducing in practice what is criticized at a discursive level. |
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| ISSN: | 0103-8842 1982-9949 |