Abstract / Synopsis
In this paper, we will elaborate on a pronouncement that should be at the onset of any study in epistemology and ethnomathematics, namely, we will argue that learners do think mathematically and it is our responsibility as educators to recognize and appreciate their modes of mathematical reasoning.
We will conduct our study in five parts. Following a brief introduction, in the second part, we will briefly discuss some of the critical tenets of epistemology especially as it applies to mathematics. The third part will be devoted to elucidating the basic nomenclature and hypotheses associated with ethnomathematics. In the fourth part we will expound on the organic and intrinsic relationship between these two fields. Lastly, we will propose some changes in the way academic mathematicians regard philosophy and pedagogy of mathematics that, in our opinion, will facilitate students’ understanding of the cultural aspects of mathematics.
DOI
10.5642/jhummath.201102.04
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Ilhan M. Izmirli, "Pedagogy on the Ethnomathematics--Epistemology Nexus: A Manifesto," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 1 Issue 2 (July 2011), pages 27-50. DOI: 10.5642/jhummath.201102.04. Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol1/iss2/4
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