Mathematics as (multi)cultural practice: Irish lessons from the Polish weekend school
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2012-12
Authors
O'Brien, Stephen
Long, Fiachra
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Georgia State University
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Abstract
In this article, the authors challenge the erroneous assumption that mathematics is universal, and thus culturally neutral, by critically investigating diverse cultural meanings and “ways of knowing” that influence individual/social (affective) forms of identity. The authors begin by briefly detailing the structural features of a Polish weekend school and providing an overview profile of the Polish community living in Ireland. The rationale for the “weekend” school is then discussed from both Polish and Irish perspectives. Empirical data suggest a greater need for “parallel integration,” whereby two divergent education systems attempt to culturally coalesce at some level of school policy and/or mathematics classroom practice.
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Irish cultural lessons , Multicultural mathematics , Parallel integration , Polish weekend school
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O'Brien, S. and Long F. (2012) 'Mathematics as (multi)cultural practice: Irish lessons from the Polish weekend school'. American Journal of Mathematics, 5 (2):133-156. http://ed-osprey.gsu.edu/ojs/index.php/JUME/article/view/147