The Problems of Contemporariness and Voice: Review of Literacy & Mathematics: A Contemporary Approach to Quantitative Literacy by Jay P. Abramson and Matthew A. Isom (2005)

Authors

Gizem Karaali, Pomona CollegeFollow

Document Type

Book Review

Department

Mathematics (Pomona)

Publication Date

7-2016

Keywords

quantitative literacy, mathematical literacy, subjective author voice, context

Abstract

The book under review covers the traditional content of a typical mathematical literacy text. After a brief overview of the book contents, the review then focuses on two specific challenges that QL textbooks have to meet: the timeliness of the contexts used and the subjective author voice that inevitably colors any contextualized discussion. Both issues noticeably arise in the text reviewed. Nonetheless instructors may find it a helpful resource.

Comments

This article is also available at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol9/iss2/art11

Rights Information

© 2016 Gizem Karaali

Terms of Use & License Information

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

DOI

10.5038/1936-4660.9.2.11

Recommended Citation

Karaali, G., The Problems of Contemporariness and Voice: Review of Literacy & Mathematics: A Contemporary Approach to Quantitative Literacy, by Jay P. Abramson and Matthew A. Isom (2005), extended book review, Numeracy, Volume 9 Issue 2 (July 2016), Article 11.