School mathematics as context: examining discourses about the subject in district policymaking

• Published in: Educational studies in mathematics Vol. 117; no. 3; pp. 485 - 509
• Main Author: Nguyen, Phi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Direct Instruction; Discourse Analysis; Education; Epistemology; Learning; Mathematics; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Prior Learning; School districts; School Policy; Philosophy of mathematics education; Mathematics education; Discourse analysis; Educational policy

School subjects differ in their histories, epistemologies, and relations to state and federal policies. Though educational policymaking is shaped by how education leaders view school mathematics—what mathematics is, how mathematics is learned, and what counts as equitable and high-quality mathematic...