Abstract
This paper is a brief summary of a large historic research project in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The project aimed to document and analyse the nature of mathematics education from tens of thousands of years ago to the present. Data sources varied from first contact and later records, archaeology, oral histories, language analyses, lived experiences, memoirs, government documents, field studies, and previous research especially doctoral studies. The impacts of colonisation, post-colonial aid and globalisation on mathematics education have been analysed and an understanding of the current status of mathematics education established as neocolonial. Managing neocolonial education policies may minimise the loss of cultural ways of thinking.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
| Subtitle of host publication | Weaving Mathematics Education From All Perspectives |
| Editors | Bronwyn Reid-O'Connor, Elena Prieto-Rodriguez, Kathryn Holmes, Amber Hughes |
| Place of Publication | Adelaide, SA |
| Publisher | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, MERGA. |
| Pages | 395-402 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781920846343 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 45th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia: MERGA 2023 - University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Duration: 02 Jul 2023 → 06 Jul 2023 Conference number: 45 https://merga.net.au/publications/annual-conference-proceedings/2023-conference-proceedings-2/ (Proceedings) https://web.archive.org/web/20230327093354/https://merga.net.au/Public/Public/Events/Annual_Conference.aspx (Conference link) |
Conference
| Conference | 45th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
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| Abbreviated title | Weaving mathematics education research from all perspectives |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Newcastle |
| Period | 02/07/23 → 06/07/23 |
| Other | MERGA is concerned with the promotion of quality teaching of mathematics and mathematics education at all levels, through critical study and reflection on practice and theory. Work accepted for presentation at the conference will be related to mathematics education whether at pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, and/or tertiary levels or within informal and workplace settings. Relevant topic areas include: - mathematics teaching, learning and assessment; - mathematics teacher education; - the policy environment of mathematics education practice; - emerging cultural, political, economic and technological contexts of mathematics education; and - the practice of mathematics within various cultural, sociological, philosophical and technological contexts. MERGA acknowledges the equivalent value of research and other forms of scholarly inquiry. As such, a broad range of research methodologies and their methods will be accepted. These will include, for instance, quantitative approaches such as experimental and quasi-experimental investigations, qualitative studies such as case studies or ethnographies, participatory projects and postmodernist inquiry. MERGA also acknowledges, and encourages, scholarship in mathematics education that draws on a wide range of theoretical paradigms and interdisciplinary analyses. MERGA acknowledges the importance of opportunities for sharing emerging ideas in mathematics education and teacher development. |
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