Learning and Teaching Real World Problem Solving in School Mathematics

Part I. The Landscape

1. What Is Real About the Real World?
Murad Jurdak

2. School, Society, and Culture
Murad Jurdak

3. Mathematical Literacy: Does It Exist?
Murad Jurdak

Part II. The Perspectives

4. Activity Theory as a Foundation of Real-World Problem Solving in School Mathematics
Murad Jurdak

5. Real-World Problem Solving from the Perspective of Modeling
Murad Jurdak

6. Real-World Problem Solving from the Perspective of the Narrative Mode of Thought
Murad Jurdak

7. Real-World Problem Solving From the Perspective of Critical Mathematics Education
Murad Jurdak

8. Real-World Problem Solving from the Perspective of Ethnomathematics
Murad Jurdak

Part III. The Contexts

9. Workplace as a Context for Real-World Problem Solving
Murad Jurdak

10. STEM Education as a Context for Real-World Problem Solving
Murad Jurdak

Part IV. The Framework

11. Learning Real-World Problem Solving in School Mathematics: A Multiple-Perspective Framework
Murad Jurdak

12. Teaching Real-World Problem Solving in School Mathematics: A Multiple-Perspective Framework
Murad Jurdak

Keywords: Education, Mathematics Education, Learning & Instruction