Contextualization of Mathematics: Which and Whose World?

Autor/inn/en	Rubel, Laurie H.; McCloskey, Andrea V.
Titel	Contextualization of Mathematics: Which and Whose World?
Quelle	In: Educational Studies in Mathematics, 107 (2021) 2, S.383-404 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rubel, Laurie H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1954
DOI	10.1007/s10649-021-10041-4
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Secondary School Mathematics; Low Income Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Relevance (Education); Affordances; Secondary School Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Relevance; Relevanz
Abstract	We frame teachers' contextualization of mathematics (CoM) as a classroom-based identity resource. We explore CoM in secondary classrooms in the segregated school landscape of the US, focusing specifically on schools that serve primarily low-income Black and Latinx students. We review literature that discusses commonly-cited affordances for CoM according to formative, affective, functional literacy, and critical literacy rationales and problematize those rationales relative to prior research. We analyze 58 lessons from 12 classrooms at 11 schools to reveal patterns in CoM relative to those commonly cited affordances. The formative, affective, and functional literacy rationales were frequently evident. Teachers draw largely on generic human experiences and marketplace contexts, positioning students as consumers or employees. There were few instances of CoM naming racism or inequality, and our analysis further reveals blind spots in these efforts. Our discussion considers the implications of these patterns. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01