Being Challenged in an Urban Classroom: A Case Study Documenting the Engagement of a Young Male Who Wanted to "Look Smart"

Autor/inn/en	Sanchez Leal, Lina; Schorr, Roberta Y.; Warner, Lisa B.
Titel	Being Challenged in an Urban Classroom: A Case Study Documenting the Engagement of a Young Male Who Wanted to "Look Smart"
Quelle	In: Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 9 (2013), S.78-88 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1946-2077
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Urban Schools; Case Studies; Males; Middle School Students; African American Students; Mathematics Education; Grade 7; Student Behavior; Student Reaction; Peer Relationship; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Studentin; Mathematische Bildung; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Schülerkritik; Peer-Beziehungen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This study builds on previous research that investigates the nature of engagement as it occurs "in the moment" in urban classrooms (Goldin, Epstein, Schorr, & Warner, 2011). In this article, we report on a young male student, Eric, who called out an answer in front of all his peers in response to a question posed by the teacher. Almost immediately, his peers challenged his response. Upon hearing their comments, he retorted that he "didn't care anymore" and withdrew from the discussion. Nonetheless, moments later he reentered the discussion, reiterating his response. In a later interview, Eric noted that he called out the answer in order to impress others, but felt disrespected when they disagreed. In this examination, we attempt to characterize his reactions with specific reference to his momentary engagement in order to discuss the implications for learning. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	AERA SIG: Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research. Tel: 323-343-4393; Web site: http://aera-ultr.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10