Mathematics beyond and across the curriculum

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Abstract

In this chapter, we address the issue of cross-curricular teaching and learning in mathematics education from different viewpoints and base our discussion on both theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence. A pivotal question is why school mathematics is frequently conceived as difficult to integrate with other subjects, sometimes even consciously left out when teachers plan for cross-curricular activities. We argue that the marginal position of mathematics within cross-curricular teaching and learning can be explained by the dominance of an instrumental view on mathematics and its learning. If mathematics education is instead viewed from a complementary perspective, from a relational view, we argue that a cross-curricular educational context could provide a meaningful, realistic setting in which to engage in doing mathematics and making learners’ mathematical knowledge less inert.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDeveloping a Didactic Framework Across and Beyond School Subjects
Subtitle of host publication Cross- and Transcurricular Teaching
EditorsSøren Harnow Klausen, Nina Mård
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter9
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781003367260
ISBN (Print)9781032433202, 9781032434292
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Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023
MoE publication typeA3 Part of a book or another research book

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