Mathematics Success and Failure Among African-American Youth - The Roles of Sociohistorical Context, Community Forces, School

Brings together theory & methods from cultural & cog. perspectives to examine forces contributing to why a dispropriate no. of African-Amer. students don't reach their potential in math & are then underrepresented in professions requiring math skills.

Summary

Brings together theory & methods from cultural & cog. perspectives to examine forces contributing to why a dispropriate no. of African-Amer. students don't reach their potential in math & are then underrepresented in professions requiring math skills.

Product details

• Authors: Danny Bernard Martin, Martin Danny Bernard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2006
• EAN: 9780805861426
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-6142-6
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Multicultural education, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Mathematics