Renuka Vithal Books

Exploring innovative approaches to mathematics education, this book emphasizes the importance of conflict and dialogue in the learning process. It presents a framework for educators to engage students in meaningful discussions, fostering critical thinking and collaboration. The authors argue that addressing conflicts in mathematical understanding can lead to deeper learning experiences. By integrating pedagogical strategies that promote dialogue, the book aims to transform traditional teaching methods and enhance student engagement in mathematics.

Examining current thinking on five critical social and political areas in mathematics education, this book focuses on conditions in teaching and learning, and social life and its influence on mathematics teaching, learning and achievement. In five sections, it explores the issues in different contexts and from different ideological perspectives.

This book examines empirical and theoretical research on the interplay between school mathematics and the real world in order to construct a new, multidimensional instructional problem solving theory. The author considers this new instructional theory in a variety of contexts, including socio-cultural, STEM and virtual world education. The book discusses the implications of teaching real world problem solving in school mathematics. Throughout, the author includes narrative of his own experiences in the classroom.