Abstract
In the Dutch Republic in the 18th century mathematics was considered very important for many professions. However there were hardly any national or regional educational institutes which provided mathematics education. Three orphanages in different towns received a large inheritance under condition that they provided education for technical and artistic professions. The Foundations which were established had a curriculum in which mathematics was the main subject. The influence of several curriculum components and some external curriculum factors are recognisable in documents and archival data. This is illustrated by the history of one student.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CERME8 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the Eight Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education |
| Editors | Behiye Ubuz, Çiğdem Haser, Maria Alessandra Mariotti |
| Place of Publication | Ankara |
| Publisher | Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey |
| Pages | 2020 - 2029 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-975-429-315-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- history mathematics education
- curriculum components
- foundation of Renswoude
- mathematics army engineering
- mathematics instruction
- 18th century