Promoting the Public Awareness of Mathematics in Developing Countries: A Responsibility and an Opportunity

Yasser Omar ()
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Yasser Omar: Technical University of Lisbon, SiW–Scientists in the World & CEMAPRE, Department of Mathematics, ISEG

A chapter in Raising Public Awareness of Mathematics, 2012, pp 269-278 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this article we present a case for the importance of promoting the public awareness of mathematics in developing countries. We start by discussing the factors that attract the public to mathematics and argue they are universally valid, including in developing countries, with less educated populations. Based on the experience of the NGO SiW—Scientists in the World, which has developed projects in Africa and South-East Asia, we present several concrete examples of activities raising the public awareness of mathematics in those regions, as well as ideas for possible future projects and recommendations on how to implement them.

Keywords: Mathematics Education; Public Awareness; Mathematical Literacy; Driving Agent; Intellectual Heritage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25710-0_20

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