| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 130 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in educational ethnography
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Studies in educational ethnography.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Oxford high school : an urban education tale -- Ms. Turner's classroom : preserving a tradition -- What is a math person? -- Who is a math person? -- Academic identity as belonging -- A look at racial equity in mathematics education -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This book focuses on the math identity construction of 11 Black students. High school students' perception of what/who is a math person constrained and limited their sense of belonging to the community of doers of mathematics. This study offers new insights into the racial opportunity-gap in mathematics education. |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African American students -- Education.
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African American students. |
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Minorities in mathematics -- United States.
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Minorities in mathematics. |
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United States. |
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Racism in education -- United States.
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Racism in education. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Elin-Saintine, Thierry. Racial inequality in mathematics education. First edition. Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021 9781787698864 (OCoLC)1259507931 |
| ISBN |
9781800439900 electronic book |
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1800439903 electronic book |
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9781800439924 electronic book |
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180043992X electronic book |
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9781787698864 |
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1787698866 |
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