Arindam Bose


 

ABOUT MYSELF

I am a research scholar (PhD student) in Mathematics Education.

My PhD dissertation study explores the nature and extent of everyday mathematical knowledge possessed by middle grade school students living in an urban low-income settlement that has embedded in it a thriving micro-enterprise economy. Children living in this settlement either have exposure to the diverse work-contexts prevalent in their neighbourhood or participate in and contribute to the production and income generation right from an early age. In the course of exploration of the potentially rich opportunities available to the middle graders to gather everyday mathematical knowledge, the work-contexts have been characterised from a mathematics learning perspective. The objective of the study is to unpack and document the connections between students' mathematical knowledge, work practices and identity formation, and inquire into the implications of these connections for school learning.

 

AREAS OF INTEREST

Epistemology, Nature and Philosophy of Mathematics, Mathematics and Everyday Cognition, Ethnomathematics, Language and Mathematics, Number Theory & Cryptography.

 

EDUCATION

Masters (Mathematics), University of Pune, 2002.

Bachelors (Mathematics 'Major'), Patna University, 1999.

Matriculation, St Xavier's School, Patna, 1994.

 

PUBLICATIONS

In Journals
  • Bose, A. & Kantha, V. K. (2014). Influence of socio-economic background and cultural practices on mathematics education in India: A contemporary overview in historical perspective. ZDM – The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 46(7), 1073-1084. DOI: 10.1007/s11858-014-0607-x. ISSN: 1863-9690 (Print) 1863-9704 (Online).
  • Bose, A. (2011). Knowing the world better through mathematics: Bringing together “critical mathematics education” and “everyday mathematics”. The Mathematics Teacher, 47(3 & 4), 169-186, Chennai: AMTI. ISSN: 0972-2440.

 Book Chapters

  • Prediger, S. Clarkson, P. & Bose, A. (in press). Purposefully relating multilingual registers: Building theory and teaching strategies for bilingual learners based on an integration of three traditions. In R. Barwell, P. Clarkson, & J. Moschkovich (Eds.). Multilingual contexts for teaching and learning mathematics (ICMI Study 21 Report). New ICMI Study Series (NISS). Dordrecht: Springer.
  • Bose, A. & Clarkson, P. (forthcoming). Relating multilingual registers: An example of the socio-cultural role of language in multilingual classrooms. In A. Halai & P. Clarkson (Eds.). Teaching and learning mathematics in multilingual classrooms: Issues for policy and practice. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

 In Conference Proceedings (Refereed)

  • Bose, A. & Subramaniam, K. (2015). “Archaeology” of measurement knowledge: Implications for school math learning. In S. Mukhopadhyay & B. Greer (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference of Mathematics Education and Society (MES), Vol. 2, pp. 241-250. Portland, USA: MES.

  • Phakeng, M., Bose, A. & Planas, N. (forthcoming). A reflection on mathematics education and language diversity in PME conferences. Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Hobart, Australia: PME.

  • Bose, A. (2014). Revisiting transfer of learning in mathematics: Insights from an urban low-income settlement. In P. Liljedahl, C. Nicol, S. Oesterle & D. Allan (Eds.). Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME 38 and PME-NA 36, Vol. 2, pp. 177-184. Vancouver, Canada: PME.

  • Marcone, R. & Bose, A. (2014). Platform 3: Where foreground meets background. In P. Liljedahl, C. Nicol, S. Oesterle & D. Allan (Eds.). Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of PME 38 and PME-NA 36, Vol. 6, p. 165. Vancouver, Canada: PME.

  • Bose, A. & Subramaniam, K. (2013). Characterising work-contexts from a mathematics learning perspective. In Nagarjuna, G., A. Jamakhandi & E. M. Sam (Eds.). Proceedings of epiSTEME-5: Third International Conference to Review Research on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education. pp. 173-179, Margao, India: CinnamonTeal Publishing.

  • Bose, A. & Subramaniam, K. (2012). Profile of Students' Arithmetical Knowledge Aquired In and Outside School . (Poster Presentation). In Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference of International Congress of Mathematics Education, Seoul: ICME.

  • Subramaniam, K. & Bose, A. (2012). Measurement Units and Instruments – The Indian context . In Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference of International Congress of Mathematics Education, Seoul: ICME.

  • Prediger, S., Clarkson, P. & Bose, A. (2012) . A Way Forward for Teaching in Multilingual Contexts: Purposefully Relating Multilingual Registers . In Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference of International Congress of Mathematics Education, Seoul: ICME.

  • Bose, A. (2011). Knowing the World Better through Mathematics: Bringing together 'Critical Mathematics Education' and 'Everyday Mathematics'. The Mathematics Teacher, 47(3 & 4), 169-185, Chennai: AMTI.

  • Bose, A. & Subramaniam, K. (2011). Exploring school children's out of school mathematics. In Ubuz, B. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 2, pp. 177-184, Ankara, Turkey: PME.

  • Bose, A. & Subramaniam, K. (2011). Exploring school children's 'everyday' mathematical knowledge. Poster Presentation. In Ubuz, B. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 1, p. 477, Ankara, Turkey: PME.

  • Choudhury, M. & Bose, A. (2011). An Investigation of the Role of Language-negotiations in a Multilingual Mathematics Classroom. In M. Setati, T. Nkambule, & L. Goosen (Eds.). Mathematics and language diversity: Proceedings of the ICMI Study 21 Conference, Sào Paulo, Brazil. (pp. 28-37).

  • Bose, A. & Choudhury, M. (2010). Language Negotiation in a Multilingual Mathematics Classroom: An Analysis. In L. Sparrow, B. Kissane, & C. Hurst (Eds.), Shaping the future of mathematics education: Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Inc., Fremantle, Australia: MERGA. (pp. 93-100). Available at http://www.merga.net.au/documents/MERGA33_Bose&Choudhury.pdf

  • Bose, A. (2009). Mathematical Riddles among the Mushars: Linked to a Historical Tradition? In M. Tzekaki, M. Kaldrimidou, & H. Sakonidis (Eds.). Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 5, p. 439, Thessaloniki, Greece:  PME.

In Science Communication Journal:

 

  • Bose, A., Sharma, A., and Mishra, K. K. (2011). Samachar-patron mein surya-grahan: Ek shaikshik evam vishleshanatmak adhyayan. Vigyan Parishad Anusandhan Patrika, Vigyan Parishad: Prayag.

 Other papers:

 

  • Bose, A. (2010). Knowing the World better through Mathematics: Bringing together Critical Mathematics Education and Everyday Mathematics. Prof. A. Narasinga Rao Memorial Lecture. In the proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of India (AMTI), Calcutta, India. (pp. 51-62).

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Taught undergraduate mathematics at the Dept. of Mathematics, Bihar National College, Patna University, Patna from August 2002 to July 2007.
  • Member, Core Committee formed by the Governor, Bihar to study and suggest measures to energize and improve college education system in Bihar.
  • Member, Mathematics Focus-group, Bihar Curriculum Framework 2006, prepared by the State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT), Bihar.
  • Member, State Resource Group, Bihar for ADEPTS (Advancement of Educational Performance through Teachers' Support) an MHRD concept to standardize school education system.
  • Attended the 'Mathematics Training & Talent Search' (MTTS) Programme (Funded by NBHM) as a tutor held at the Centre for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Panjab University, Chandigarh in May-June 2005.

 

LANGUAGES

Bengali, English, Hindi, Marathi, Oriya

 

Email:  arindam @ hbcse . tifr . res . in     bosearin @ gmail . com

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