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Leone Burton has asked me to pass on the following message. Karen John-Pierre Information Officer Wellcome Trust [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------- > Dear Colleagues: I am afraid that I have been lurking on this list > and enjoying your introductions as well as sharing your concerns > about public understanding of science. Those of you who have an > interest in public understanding of mathematics might like to know > about a series of seminars funded by the Economic and Social Research > Council, which has been ongoing over this academic year and details > of which you will find at the following web address: > > http://www.ioe.ac.uk/esrcmaths > > The purpose of the seminars is to open a debate between a number of > communities who, until now, have not spoken to one another. These > are mathematicians, mathematics educators and sociologists of > knowledge of mathematics, users of mathematics, image makers about > mathematics and policy makers about mathematics. In particular we > are concerned not to fall into the dangerous position of promoting > mathematics as if "it" is unproblematic, assuming understanding or > the need for understanding, and essentialising the publics into one > public. > > Leone Burton. > > > Leone Burton > Professor of Education (Mathematics and Science) > The University of Birmingham > Birmingham B15 2TT > > tel: (44) 121 414 4812 > fax: (44) 121 414 7845 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > Leone Burton > Professor of Education (Mathematics and Science) > The University of Birmingham > Birmingham B15 2TT > > tel: (44) 121 414 4812 > fax: (44) 121 414 7845 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%