Towards Gender Equity in Mathematics Education An ICMI Study /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hanna, Gila. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Series: New ICMI Study Series, 3
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Mathematics Education.; International and Comparative Education.
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THE REAL WORLD OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION In this Preface, I would like to focus on what I mean by ỚSeducationỚ<U+00fd> and speak about the models and metaphors that are used when people talk, write, and act in the domain of education. We need to look at the assu- ti...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Towards Gender Equity in Mathematics Education
• Introduction: Towards Gender Equity in Mathematics Education
• General Issues
• Mathematics, Gender, and Research
• Gender and Mathematics: Mythology and Misogyny
• Gender Equity: A Reappraisal
• Symbolic Interactionism and Ethnomethodology as a Theoretical Framework for the Research on Gender and Mathematics
• Curriculum and Assessment: Hitting Girls Twice?
• Mathematics and Gender: Some Cross-Cultural Observations
• Cross-Cultural Perspectives
• WomenỚ"s Participation in Mathematics Education in Sweden
• Gender and Mathematics Education in Norway
• Gender and Mathematics Education in Denmark
• Gender and Mathematics Education in Finland
• Gender and Mathematics Education: A German View
• Is Gender a Relevant Variable for Mathematics Education? The French Case
• WomenỚ"s Know-How and Authority: Italian Women and Mathematics
• Gender and Mathematics in England and Wales
• Gender and Mathematics in The Context of Australian Education
• Mathematics, Women, and Education in New Zealand
• Gender and Mathematics Education: A Snapshot of China
• Gender and Mathematics in Mexico
• Female Participation in the Study of Mathematics: The US Situation.