David Kirshner is professor of mathematics education at Louisiana State University, USA, and Associate Director of the Gordan A. Cain Center for STEM Literacy. He is an Associate Editor of Mathematical Thinking and Learning. Previous related work includes editorship of Situated cognition: Social, semiotic, and psychological perspectives (1997)

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• Introduction to genres of teaching; Part I. Foundations of Genres: 1. The genres strategy; 2. The crossdisciplinary framework for genres of teaching; 3. Crossdisciplinarity in the classroom: logistics and policy; Part II. Theorizations of Learning/Genres of Teaching: 4. Learning as habituation and teaching of skills; 5. Learning as construction and teaching of concepts; 6. Learning as enculturation and teaching of cultural practices; Part III. Analysis of Curriculum and Instruction: 7. The method of crossdisciplinary analysis; 8. The educational landscape through crossdisciplinary lenses; Part IV. Institutionalizing the Genres Approach: 9. Assessment and testing; 10. Teacher education; Afterword: the prospects for genres; List of references; Index (to be added).

David Kirshner is professor of mathematics education at Louisiana State University, USA, and Associate Director of the Gordan A. Cain Center for STEM Literacy. He is an Associate Editor of Mathematical Thinking and Learning. Previous related work includes editorship of Situated cognition: Social, semiotic, and psychological perspectives (1997)

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• Introduction to genres of teaching; Part I. Foundations of Genres: 1. The genres strategy; 2. The crossdisciplinary framework for genres of teaching; 3. Crossdisciplinarity in the classroom: logistics and policy; Part II. Theorizations of Learning/Genres of Teaching: 4. Learning as habituation and teaching of skills; 5. Learning as construction and teaching of concepts; 6. Learning as enculturation and teaching of cultural practices; Part III. Analysis of Curriculum and Instruction: 7. The method of crossdisciplinary analysis; 8. The educational landscape through crossdisciplinary lenses; Part IV. Institutionalizing the Genres Approach: 9. Assessment and testing; 10. Teacher education; Afterword: the prospects for genres; List of references; Index (to be added).