Talking about teaching and learning mathematics in indigenous schools

To teach and to learn mathematics are not always conjugated concomitantly, particularly in the context of formal indigenous schools. This article puts in discussion some facts about the role of schools in indigenous communities, often mistakenly called Indian schools, as well as questions about the...

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Autor principal: Maia da Costa, Lucélida de Fátima
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares Peer-reviewed Article
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2012
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Acceso en línea:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/imanimundo/article/view/17303
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=co/co-027&d=article17303oai
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Sumario:To teach and to learn mathematics are not always conjugated concomitantly, particularly in the context of formal indigenous schools. This article puts in discussion some facts about the role of schools in indigenous communities, often mistakenly called Indian schools, as well as questions about the meaning of teaching mathematics in those contexts. Based on the concepts of ethnomathematics, it shows that a dialogue is possible between the traditional mathematical knowledge of various ethnic groups of the Amazon and the knowledge disseminated by formal school teaching practice.