Internationalisation and Globalisation in Mathematics and Science EducationBill Atweh, Angela Calabrese Barton, Marcelo C. Borba, Noel Gough, Christine Keitel-Kreidt, Catherine Vistro-Yu, Renuka Vithal 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
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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 |
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