Racial Inequality in Mathematics Education: Exploring Academic Identity As a Sense of Belonging - Couverture rigide

Elin-Saintine, Thierry

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1787698866 ISBN 13 : 9781787698864

Editeur : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021

Synopsis

Reform initiatives in mathematics education have been reluctant to embrace racial equity as a core or guiding principle. The field is replete with studies on Black students' poor performance in mathematics education and of its persistence. Conversely, success in mathematics is rarely associated with groups of African or African American descent.

The abundance of data on the failure of Black students in mathematics has contributed to mainstream beliefs of a racial hierarchy of mathematics ability in America. This perception has not only shaped attitudes and behaviors of educational practitioners, but it has contributed to the alienation of many students from the community of 'doers of mathematics.' This study examines the mathematics identity of a group of seniors enrolled in honor's pre-calculus at a comprehensive high school. Data collected and analyzed for this book shows that participants, in spite of a history of success in mathematics and despite viewing the classroom as opportunity to challenge disparaging views of Black Americans, refused to seek membership in the math community.

Saintine focuses on the mathematic identity construction of 11 Black students and their own perception of mathematics education. This work offers new insights into the racial opportunity-gap in mathematics and challenges longstanding assumptions about 'what' or 'who' is a math person.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Thierry Elin-Saintine is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Stockton University, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Education, concentration in mathematics education, from Temple University. Saintine's research interests revolve around the idea of academic learning as a social practice; he focuses on academic identity defined as a sense of belonging.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1787698866
• ISBN 13: 9781787698864
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 152
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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