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Mathematics and democracy : the case for quantitative literacy
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Mathematics and democracy : the case for quantitative literacy

Author: Lynn Arthur Steen; National Council on Education and the Disciplines.
Publisher: [Princeton, N.J.] : NCED, ©2001.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Lynn Arthur Steen; National Council on Education and the Disciplines.
ISBN: 0970954700 9780970954701
OCLC Number: 47194628
Description: xx, 121 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Mathematics, numeracy, and democracy / Robert Orrill. -- The case for quantitative literacy / The Quantitative Literacy Design Team. -- The emergence of numeracy / Patricia Cline Cohen. -- Connecting mathematics with reason / Joan L. Richards. -- Numeracy, mathematics, and general education: an interview with Peter T. Ewell. -- Reflections on an impoverished education / Alan H. Schoenfeld. -- The emperor's vanishing clothes / Dan Kennedy. -- Numerical common sense for all / Wade Ellis, Jr. -- Mathematics and numeracy: mutual reinforcement / Alfred B. Manaster. -- Connecting theory and practice: an interview with James H. Stith. -- Quantitative literacy for the next generation / Zalman Usiskin. -- Encouraging progressive pedagogy / Larry Cuban. -- Achieving numeracy: the challenge of implementation / Deborah Hughes-Hallett. -- Setting greater expectations for quantitative learning / Carol Geary Schneider. -- Epilogue: Embracing numeracy / Lynn Arthur Steen.
Responsibility: prepared by the National Council on Education and the Disciplines ; Lynn Arthur Steen, executive editor.

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