Distance Mathematics Education as a Means for Tackling Impulse Control Disorder: The Case of a Young Convict

Autor/inn/en	Ahl, Linda; Aguilar, Mario Sánchez; Jankvist, Uffe Thomas
Titel	Distance Mathematics Education as a Means for Tackling Impulse Control Disorder: The Case of a Young Convict
Quelle	In: For the Learning of Mathematics, 37 (2017) 3, S.27-32 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0228-0671
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Mathematics Education; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Correctional Education; Correctional Institutions; Institutionalized Persons; Males; Student Attitudes; Behavior Disorders; Behavior Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Mathematische Bildung; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Fürsorgeerziehung; Jugendstrafvollzug; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	While distance education (DE) is often considered as a means to provide mathematical education to students in remote locations or to promote the professional development of mathematics teachers, this article reports a case showing that DE may also be useful in providing mathematical instruction to individuals who are marginalized or disadvantaged due to their psychological or social conditions. In particular, we present the case of a young male convict with impulse control disorder (ICD) to whom DE made it possible to follow mathematical instruction adapted to a prison environment, which again helped him to modify his attitude towards the study of mathematics. Furthermore, the DE-setting provided him with an environment in which he could control his ICD-related outbursts originally triggered by the mathematics lessons and the associated feedback processes. We argue that DE has unforeseen potentials in terms of mathematical education for learners who are disadvantaged due to their psychological and social conditions. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	FLM Publishing Association. 382 Education South, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5, Canada. e-mail: flm2@ualberta.ca; Web site: http://flm.educ.ualberta.ca
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01