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The Alchemy of the Mathematics Curriculum: Inscriptions and the Fabrication of the Child
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Popkewitz, Thomas – American Educational Research Journal, 2004
School subjects are analogous to medieval alchemy. There is a magical change as mathematics, science, and social sciences move from their disciplinary spaces into the classroom. The educational and social psychologies have little or nothing to do with understanding disciplinary practices. They are intellectual inventions for normalizing and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education