Philosophy of Mathematics Education

🤖 Plain-English Summary

This survey provides a brief and selective overview of research in the philosophy of mathematics education. It is part of a broader practice of ‘philosophical archaeology’: the uncovering of hidden assumptions and buried ideologies within the concepts and methods of research and practice in mathematics education.

🔑 Key Findings

• It asks what makes up the philosophy of mathematics education, what it means, what questions it asks and answers, and what is its overall importance and use?
• It provides overviews of critical mathematics education, and the most relevant modern movements in the philosophy of mathematics.
• A case study is provided of an emerging research tradition in one country.

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