M Is Not Just for STEM: How Myths about the Purposes of Mathematics Education Have Narrowed Mathematics Curricula in the United States

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dc.contributor.authorRaymond, Kate
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-02T18:13:45Z
dc.date.available2019-04-02T18:13:45Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-10
dc.description.abstractWhen public schooling was first introduced in the United States, early proponents emphasized the need for mathematics as critical for an informed citizenry in a democracy. Half a century later, this purpose of mathematics has been almost entirely overshadowed by the push for mathematics to maintain technological and economic advantages. The belief that preparation for technological careers is, and has historically been, the only purpose for school mathematics in the US has become a myth widely believed by the public and policymakers alike. As this myth took hold, mathematics curricula were narrowed, incorporating only the mathematics, and applications of mathematics, that supported this specific purpose. Not only does this narrowing of school mathematics negatively impact the development of informed citizens, but it limits the extent to which mathematics can be studied in ways that engage all learners. The emergence of mathematics for social justice is thus—in part—an attempt to recapture the broader purposes of school mathematics.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen access fees fees for this article provided whole or in part by OU Libraries Open Access Fund.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRaymond, K. M Is Not Just for STEM: How Myths about the Purposes of Mathematics Education Have Narrowed Mathematics Curricula in the United States. Educ. Sci. 2018, 8, 47.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/educsci8020047en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/317831
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectconstructivismen_US
dc.subjecthistory of mathematics educationen_US
dc.subjectnew mathen_US
dc.subjectmathematics for social justiceen_US
dc.titleM Is Not Just for STEM: How Myths about the Purposes of Mathematics Education Have Narrowed Mathematics Curricula in the United Statesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ou.groupJeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculumen_US

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