THE RESEARCH IN ETHNOMATHEMATICS AND THE LIMITS OF CULTURE

Authors

  • Alexandre Pais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v20i2.3226

Abstract

In this article I discuss some problematic issues concerning ethnomathematics research, namely the ones related with its educational implications. Certain ethnomathematical assumptions at the level of epistemology, pedagogy and politics, lack a theoretical basis, thus making difficult for Ethnomathematics to posit itself in relation to local knowledge and school. As a consequence, Ethnomathematics research can be easily domesticated, ending up reproducing in practice what is criticized at a discursive level.

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Published

2012-12-18

How to Cite

Pais, A. (2012). THE RESEARCH IN ETHNOMATHEMATICS AND THE LIMITS OF CULTURE. Reflexão E Ação, 20(2), 32-48. https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v20i2.3226

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2012): Educação Matemática, Culturas e Linguagens

Section

Artigos Temáticos

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