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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Adam, Aishikin; Alangui, Willy; Barton, Bill – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2010
Mutual Interrogation is a research methodology for ethnomathematics proposed by Alangui in 2006 in an attempt to avoid the potential inequality set up when a restricted cultural practice is viewed through the lens of the near-universal and highly developed research domain of mathematics. Using three significant examples of mutual interrogation in…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Mathematics, Ethnology
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Laborde, Colette; Higginson, William C.; Nicol, Cynthia; Barton, Bill; Karp, Alexander – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2000
Provides five short commentaries from attendees of the 9th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) held in Japan, July 30-August 6, 2000. (ASK)
Descriptors: Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education, Professional Development
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Barton, Bill – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1999
Describes the meanings given to the word "ethnomathematics." Discusses three important publications on ethnomathematics, the new inspiration provided by the First International Conference on Ethnomathematics, and examines the critical mathematical direction represented by Powell and Frankenstein's collection. Contains 14 references. (ASK)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Ethnomathematics, Literature Reviews, Mathematics Education
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Barton, Bill; Fairhall, Uenuku; Trinick, Tony – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1998
Presents the background, influences, and consequences of a self-conscious mathematics discourse production in New Zealand called Maori Mathematics. Describes some aspects of the movement towards Maori language instruction in mathematics and examines the effects on the language itself. Poses questions about the effects on mathematics and…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach