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Publication Date: 2015
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But…What about My Epistemological Foundations?
Curin, Raquel Isabel Barrera
Complicity: An International Journal of Complexity and Education, v12 n2 p81-85 2015
At one time or another, all researchers in mathematics education must face the rather complex question of their epistemological foundations. Discussing epistemological foundations naturally leads to a conversation about theories. Theories and epistemological foundations work in a circular fashion: theories can have epistemological foundations and theories can lead to the development of epistemological foundations. In this article, Université du Québec à Montréal mathematics education professor Raquel Curin briefly touches on what she considers to be the epistemological foundations that underlie her research. In doing so, she focuses on one central question: How can her epistemological foundations become visible in what "others" read into her research, and in her actions (or reactions) with respect to others' foundations?
Descriptors: Epistemology, Mathematics Education, Educational Researchers, Educational Research, Foundations of Education, Educational Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Principles
University of Alberta. 347 Education South, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5, Canada. e-mail: complicity.journal@gmail.com; Web site: https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/complicity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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