| A Man Left Albuquerque Heading East: Word Problems as Genre in Mathematics Education Contributor(s): Kincheloe, Joe L. (Other), Weil, Danny (Other), Gerofsky, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820458236 ISBN-13: 9780820458236 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $41.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Study & Teaching - Education | Adult & Continuing Education - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 510.71 |
| LCCN: 2002069269 |
| Series: Extreme Teaching: Rigorous Texts for Troubled Times |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9" (0.56 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Word problems, or story problems, have been a part of mathematical education for the past 4,000 years. This book considers mathematical word problems as a genre, drawing on analytic theory from linguistics, literary criticism, and mathematics education. Raising the question, what are word problems? , this book addresses it by taking a walk around the genre to see it from many points of view, including the linguistic, the historical, and the pedagogical. A Man Left Albuquerque Heading East sheds light on the nature of genre in education and inspires teachers to use word problems in new ways, with different intentions. |