Internationalisation and Globalisation in Mathematics and Science Education

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Bill Atweh, Angela Calabrese Barton, Marcelo C. Borba, Noel Gough, Christine Keitel-Kreidt, Catherine Vistro-Yu, Renuka Vithal
Springer Science & Business Media, Aug 28, 2007 - Education - 542 pages

In the new times of globalisation, international academic contacts and collaborations are ever increasing. They are taking many forms, from international conferences and publications, student and academic exchange, cross cultural research projects, curriculum development to professional development activities and affect every aspect of academic life from teaching, research to service.

This book aims to develop theoretical frameworks of the phenomena of internationalisation and globalisation. It identifies related ethical, moral, political and economic issues facing mathematics and science educators. It provides a venue for the publication of results of international comparisons on cultural differences and similarities rather than merely on achievement and outcomes. The book represents the different voices and interests from around the world rather than consensus on issues, and serves as a forum for critical discussion of the various models and forms of international projects and collaborations.

 

Contents

Mathematical Literacy and Globalisation
3
Epistemological Issues in the Internationalization
19
Science Education Constructivism
39
Becoming
57
Social InJustice and International Collaborations
95
Globalisation Ethics and Mathematics Education
113
The Politics and Practices of Equity EQuality
129
Can TIMSS and Pisa Teach
151
International Professional Development
284
Difficulties
303
The Benefits and Challenges for Social Justice
321
Globalisation Technology and the Adult Learner
343
Balancing Globalisation and Local Identity in the Reform
363
Dialogical Relationships
383
Globalization and its Effects in Mathematics and Science
403
The Politics
421

Public HeresyPrivate Apostasy
173
Quo Vadis?
209
A Study of the Ethnomathematics of Globalization
226
Internationalisation as an Orientation for Learning
247
Contributions from CrossNational Comparative
269
Internationalisation
440
The PostMao Junior Secondary School Chemistry
487
Author Index
525
Subject Index
535
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