Ethnomathematics in Colombia: a program in construction

Authors

  • Hilbert Blanco Alvarez Universidad de Nariño

Abstract

The various studies in ethnomathematics carried out in Colombia have generally been isolated and little known in the mathematical community, although they constitute a starting point and a fundamental axis for the consolidation of these reflections in the country. The objectives of the present study are: to gather together the history of Colombian ethnomathematics, to characterize the different ways to approach these studies in the country, and to present the different universities, research groups, study groups and networks that at are currently carrying out studies and investigations in ethnomathematics. Keywords: Ethnomathematics. Indigenous Mathematics. Mathematics Education of I Iliterate Peoples.

Published

2008-10-14

Issue

Section

ARTIGOS