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Introduction

Seeing The Cage? The Emergence of Critical Mathematics Education

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Opening the Cage

Part of the book series: New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education ((NDMS,volume 23))

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The grounds for this book may be stated simply. Critical mathematics educators: have concerns about mathematics education as they observe it taking place in multiple contexts; believe that those concerns cannot be met by changes internal to mathematics education but must be addressed in sociopolitical contexts; accept the responsibility of making value judgments, while subjecting these judgments to perpetual critique; desire to promote change in accordance with those value judgments, envisaging alternatives to what is generally the case. These concerns, political consciousness, acceptance of responsibility, and desire and work for change generate the central theme of the book, namely critical agency as a synthesis of reflection and action directed towards the inherently political nature of mathematics education.

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    Ole Skovsmose

  2. State University of São Paulo, Brazil

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Skovsmose, O., Skovsmose, O., Greer, B. (2012). Introduction. In: Skovsmose, O., Skovsmose, O., Greer, B. (eds) Opening the Cage. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education, vol 23. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-808-7_1

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