“Learning to teach mathematics in a multicultural society” – Manjinder Jagdev and Avril Mallett

Mathematics is culturally situated, with its own history that has developed in rich and diverse ways in different cultures over thousands of years, and there are benefits to young people in experiencing mathematics in these ways.

– Jagdev and Mallett (61)

In this chapter, Manjinder Jagdev and Avril Mallett argue that mathematics can be taught in a way that promotes multiculturalism and anti-racism, laying out models of support for developing such approaches with beginning teachers to create learning experiences for students using historical and cultural aspects of mathematics.

Beginning teachers should embrace a multicultural approach to teaching as it enhances the subject and highlights how mathematics can be used to overcome barriers between different cultures.

– Jagdev and Mallett (75)

This chapter can be read here via York St John’s Library.