Getting over Epistemology and Treating Theory as a Recyclable Source of "Things"

Autor/in	Kusznirczuk, John
Institution	Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
Titel	Getting over Epistemology and Treating Theory as a Recyclable Source of "Things"
Quelle	(2012), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1324-9320
Schlagwörter	Epistemology; Theory Practice Relationship; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Developmental Stages; Methods; Theories; Mathematics Education; Ethics; Problem Solving; Educational Philosophy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erkenntnistheorie; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Method; Methode; Theory; Theorie; Mathematische Bildung; Ethik; Problemlösen; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie
Abstract	This paper challenges the way in which we are inclined to treat theory and suggests that our tendency to privilege it over method is counterproductive. Some consequences of privileging theory are pointed out and a remedy is proposed. The remedy entails a number of "reversals" in the way we treat theory and method in maths education research, the foremost of which is to privilege method and "treat theory as a recyclable source of "things."" The notion of "reversal" is presented here only in passing and the application of the proposed treatment is briefly illustrated in the context of this researcher's own work. (Contains 19 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10