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CSLG organises a seminar by Arindam Bose

CSLG organises a seminar by Arindam Bose

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CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE

 Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

SEMINAR SERIES

 

Arindam Bose

Assistant Professor, Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research,

 Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

 

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“Archaeology” of Measurement Knowledge: Tracing implications for School Mathematics Learning

 

 Abstract : This talk will explore measurement knowledge that middle-graders from low-income families gain from out-of-school contexts and trace implications of such knowledge for classroom learning. Work and other out-of-school contexts entail rich and diverse “funds of knowledge” about measurement. Such knowledge includes conceptual elements which may be fragmented or hidden, but if unpacked (archaeology) can support classroom learning. The out-of-school measurement-related experiences have been analyzed to show the underlying conceptual constructions and their diversity in terms of measures, systems of units, and measurement tools. The talk will discuss possible connections between classroom learning and specific aspects of out-of-school measurement knowledge using a characterization that marks such connection.

   

3.00 PM, Friday, 13 April 2018

Conference Room, CSLG, JNU

 

About the Speaker: Dr Arindam Bose is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research (CEI&AR), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He holds a PhD degree in Mathematics Education from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai and Masters degree in Mathematics from University of Pune. He has taught mathematics at the undergraduate level in Patna University and was a member of the mathematics focus-group in the making of the Bihar Curriculum Framework 2006. He has been a member of the Core Committee formed the Governor of Bihar for recommending and rejuvenating higher education in Bihar in 2006. He has been part of several International Surveys and International Reports on diverse themes which yielded acclaimed publications. His key areas of interest are Sociology of (Mathematics) Education, Language diversity and Math learning, and Ethnomathematics.

 

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.