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Challenging Ways of Knowing - In English, Maths and Science

By Dave Baker , John Clay , Carol Fox (Editors)

Book information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Year
1996
ISBN
9780203985953, 9780750705202, 0750705205
LCC
LC191 .C468 1996
Open Library ID
OL569052M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2297317 bytes)
Pages
224\211
Topic
Mathematics
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This work provides an analysis of how knowledge is constructed and defined by teachers and lecturers in schools and universities/colleges. It considers how everyday uses of reading, writing, numeracy and science are cast aside in favour of academic language and academic discourse, arguing that such discourses are alien to learners' daily experiences and are, therefore, difficult to acquire and adopt.; Chapters examine literacies of English, mathematics and science as practised in and outside schools and colleges. The book is interdisciplinary and multicultural, adopting perspectives from the UK, USA, South Africa, India, Brazil and Kenya. It should be of interest to a wide market of educationalists, including those involved in educational policy making, teacher education, cultural/multicultural studies, development studies, anthropology, and adult and continuing education.

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