Overview
- Presents the panorama of the developments in mathematics education during the period of political changes and reforms
- Uniquely explores the question of how social and political changes influenced the development and condition of mathematics education in a the context of post-socialist Eastern Europe
- Offers new perspectives on the history of Eastern European mathematics education to a broad audience of mathematics educators, practitioners, and educational and political historians
Part of the book series: International Studies in the History of Mathematics and its Teaching (ISHMT)
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Specifically, this volume seeks to explore what changes there were in education in general and in the position of mathematics in school education in these years, and how these changes may be explained and documented; what changes there were in the content of mathematics education and its assessment, and how were they motivated andadopted; what new textbooks appeared and what new methodological ideas were offered in them; how and why mathematics teacher education and/or professional development changed; what was the role (if any) of foreign influences on mathematics education, etc.
The book will be of interest to both researchers in mathematics education and practitioners-teachers, as well as a broader audience of historians and educators exploring the political aspects of education.
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Keywords
- Mathematics education in the Czech Republic
- Mathematics education in Eastern Germany
- Mathematics education in Estonia
- Mathematics education in Hungary
- Mathematics education in Poland
- Mathematics education in Russia
- Mathematics education in Ukraine
- Mathematics education in Eastern Europe
- Trends and outcomes in Eastern European mathematics education
- Impact of social and political changes on mathematics education
- Mathematics education in formerly socialist countries
- State objectives for mathematics education
- Societal expectations for mathematics education
- Foreign influences on mathematics education
- De-ideologization in mathematics education
- Research paradigms in math education in post-socialist countries
- Mathematics education during the post-war period
Table of contents (7 chapters)
Reviews
“The book Eastern European Mathematics Education in the Decades of Change (Karp, 2020) is absolutely packed full of information. Developments are given in detail … . What I most enjoyed, and I think any reader would, is the flowing narrative that identifies similarities and differences and identifies points of potential further research, and, in certain cases, possible future turmoil and, of course, reforms. All of this is presented in a highly erudite, easily readable, rich tapestry … .” (Snezana Lawrence, Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 116 (2), 2024)
“Such transparency presents the book as a valuable resource for other communities that strive to improve their educational systems. The volume is vibrant with references to official government documents that further support its high validity. … Another area of research could include the students and their responses to diverse learning methods offered.” (Andrzej Sokolowski, MAA Reviews, December 26, 2021)
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Book Title: Eastern European Mathematics Education in the Decades of Change
Editors: Alexander Karp
Series Title: International Studies in the History of Mathematics and its Teaching
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38744-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38743-3Published: 05 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38746-4Published: 05 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-38744-0Published: 04 May 2020
Series ISSN: 2524-8022
Series E-ISSN: 2524-8030
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 305
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mathematics Education, History of Education, International and Comparative Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Russian, Soviet, and East European History