Abstract

CASTELA, Corine. When praxeologies travel from one institution to another: a "boundary crossing" epistemological approach. Educ. mat. [online]. 2016, vol.28, n.2, pp.9-29.  Epub Apr 08, 2022. ISSN 2448-8089.  https://doi.org/10.24844/em2802.01.

The focus of this paper is on vocational training programs, which means previous investigation about mathematics in vocational settings. We start by explaining the term 'boundary crossing' in relation with the cultural, historical, activity theory approach. We then present a way to address the same issue within the anthropological theory of the didactic, using the key concepts of institution and praxeology. We develop an analysis grid of knowledge produced by users when they employ a mathematical technique and a general model of the changes human knowledge is submitted to when moving from one institution to another. Our approach is relevant to any level of professional qualification, from engineering to professions socially viewed as poorly qualified.

Keywords : Anthropological theory of the didactic; technology of a technique; inter-institutional circulation; transposition.

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