This book presents an innovative method to investigate the history of
mathematics education using oral narratives to study different aspects
related to the teaching and learning of mathematics. The application of
oral history in mathematics education research was first developed as a
method in Brazil in the early 2000s as a result of interdisciplinary
dialogues between mathematics educators, anthropologists, sociologists,
historians, psychologists, artists and philosophers. Since then, this
new methodology has attracted the attention of a growing number of
researchers. This contributed volume is the first book in English to
bring together chapters written by different members of the research
group who developed the methodology and to present a comprehensive
overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of the use of oral
narratives in the study of experiences in mathematics classrooms.
Oral History and Mathematics Education will be a useful tool to
researchers and educators looking for new methods to study the dynamics
of teaching and learning mathematics in the classroom and to develop
innovative mathematics teacher education programs. The volume will also
be of interest to historians of education since it describes the
foundations of both concepts and procedures related to the application
of oral history in educational research, always giving examples of
studies already conducted and, whenever possible, suggesting possible
research exercises.
