The mathematics curriculum and concerns for social justice

Pete Wright

doi:10.4324/9781003361466-3

The mathematics curriculum and concerns for social justice

Pete Wright

Education and Society

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Completing a PGCE Mathematics course and starting out as a secondary mathematics teacher in 1987 prompted me to reflect critically on my own experiences as a mathematics learner (having studied mathematics up to degree level). At the time, I had naively assumed that the mathematics I had already learnt, together with the pedagogical strategies I would learn on the PGCE course, would prepare me fully for the role of secondary school mathematics teacher. Luckily, I was prompted on the PGCE course to re-examine my own prior assumptions about mathematics, which led to two revelations in my thinking.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Towards a Socially Just Mathematics Curriculum
Subtitle of host publication	A Theoretical and Practical Approach
Editors	Tony Cotton, Majinder Kaur, Jagdev Balbir Kaur, Pete Wright
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	2
Pages	19-31
Number of pages	13
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003361466
ISBN (Print)	9781032421650, 9781032421636
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003361466-3
Publication status	Published - 3 Jun 2024

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The mathematics curriculum and concerns for social justice. / Wright, Pete.
Towards a Socially Just Mathematics Curriculum: A Theoretical and Practical Approach. ed. / Tony Cotton; Majinder Kaur; Jagdev Balbir Kaur; Pete Wright. 1st. ed. London: Routledge, 2024. p. 19-31.

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