Cross-Cultural Studies in Cognition and Mathematics (Developmental psychology series)

1. Introduction -- Plan Of The Book -- -- 2. The Digging Stick, The Steel Ax, And The Calculator -- Prehistory -- Recent History -- Indigenous Mathematics Project Sites -- Culture And Educational Development -- -- 3. Cognitive Testing In Papua New Guinea -- Piagetian Research -- Bruneria Studies -- Implications For A Theory Of Culture And Cognition -- Implications For A Program Of Research -- -- 4. Intercultural Variation Incognitive Development -- Procedure -- The Tests -- Results -- Overview -- -- 5. Cultural Complexity -- Counting Systems -- Classification Systems -- Children's Play -- Technological Complexity -- Urban Residence -- Malnutrition -- -- 6. The Development Of Counting And Classification Skills -- Studies Of Numerical Reasoning -- Studies Of Length Conservation -- Further Studies In Classification And Cognition -- -- 7. The Limits Of Mathematical Achievement -- Some Historical Issues -- Mathematics Achievement -first Survey -- Mathematics Achievement -- Second Survey -- Research In The Mathematics Education Centre -- The Teaching Of Mathematics -- Conclusion -- -- 8. The Co-evolution Of Culture, Cognition, And Schooling. David F. Lancy. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 213-234.