Professional and academic bases of university mathematics teaching for the 21st century: the anthropological approach to practice based research

Carl Winsløw (1)

1 UCPH - University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet

Based on an anthropological approach to the notions of profession and métier within an institution, we show how the label “mathematics” could relate to both notions in the setting of universities. We also propose a finer characterization of segments of the métier. Finally we revisit some examples of how our own research have addressed different segments so identified. We finally return to the question of how different forms of scholarship interact with the métier and its segments, and formulate a proposal for professionalizing the métier in view of current and future needs.

Keywords: Anthropological Theory of the Didactic; University Mathematics Teacher Profession

Domains: Education

Carl Winsløw. Professional and academic bases of university mathematics teaching for the 21st century: the anthropological approach to practice based research. INDRUM 2020, Université de Carthage, Université de Montpellier, Sep 2020, Cyberspace (virtually from Bizerte), Tunisia. ⟨hal-03114001⟩