Paola Valero (Denmark) paola@learning.aau.dk
Sarah Crafter (UK), Uwe Gellert (Germany), and Núria Gorgorió (Spain)
The group is interested in discussing research that addresses how diversity impacts possibilities for practice in mathematics education. The three elements highlighted are understood as follows:
1. By diversity we understand the fact that students, teachers, parents and many other participants in mathematics education, as well as the contexts where mathematics education takes place, are becoming more complex and varied. Diversity might be expressed in terms such as gender, ethnicity, language, social and socio-economic status, disability, qualification, life opportunities, aspirations and career possibilities, etc. Contexts are diverse in terms of the variety of sites where mathematics education takes place, and the differences in the organization and structure of practice in such contexts - schools, homes, workplaces, etc.
2. By possibilities of practice we understand that, in most concrete situations of mathematics education, the multiple diversities mentioned above intersect, posing challenges to actual learning and teaching practices, as well as to their improvement.
3. Finally, when talking about research , we focus our understanding in the systematic reflection, of either empirical or theoretical nature, on the ways in which diversity affects possibilities of mathematics education practice. We narrow to research using inter-disciplinary perspectives including fields such as socio-cultural and discursive psychology, education, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, political sciences, and philosophy.
We will be particularly interested in theoretical, methodological, empirical or developmental papers focusing on the social, cultural and political challenges/issues of mathematics education.
Notice that the enlarged focus of the group (in relation to previous CERME's) means that cultural diversity is only one of the possible focus for the current conference. We invite researchers who particularly work with sociological, anthropological, discursive, political and philosophical perspectives to read mathematics education practices, to consider submitting to this group.
Papers should use the CERME7 WORD template, and conform to the guidelines that will be soon available at the CERME7 homepage. To submit it, you must email your paper as a WORD document to Paola Valero at paola@learning.aau.dk AND at the same time to the conference secretariat at the address that will be given in the CERME7 homepage. If possible please also send a pdf version in addition to the WORD document.
Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by two reviewers, as far as possible chosen among other contributors to the group or from the group participants. The process will NOT be blind review, and it is intended to be supportive, since the spirit of the working group should be as democratic and inclusive as possible. If you submit a paper to WG 10, you are likely to be asked to review one or more papers.
15 th September 2010: Deadline for submission of papers.
1st October 2010: Deadline for submission of poster proposals
22 nd October 2010: Deadline for reviewers to submit their reviews.
1st December 2010: Deadline for revisions to papers.