Doing Social Justice: Turning Talk into Action in a Mathematics Service Learning Course

Autor/inn/en	Unfried, Alana; Canner, Judith
Titel	Doing Social Justice: Turning Talk into Action in a Mathematics Service Learning Course
Quelle	In: PRIMUS, 29 (2019) 3-4, S.210-227 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1051-1970
DOI	10.1080/10511970.2018.1510862
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; College Mathematics; Undergraduate Study; Social Justice; Interdisciplinary Approach; Service Learning; Student Participation; Majors (Students); Social Problems; Ethics; Program Effectiveness; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Grundstudium; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Service-Learning; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Ethik; Kalifornien
Abstract	Many students experience mathematics as a neutral entity, without understanding its impact on social justice and equity. Students must understand that mathematics and statistics are powerful tools for creating social change, and that students themselves are capable to enact positive social change through their mathematical abilities. In this paper, we discuss how we have integrated both service learning and mathematical consulting into a single course to promote civic engagement by mathematics majors through professional applications. We outline methods to engage with community partners to create consulting projects for students while integrating discussions of professionalism, practice, ethics, and social justice into the classroom. We provide qualitative evidence that the integration of service learning and consulting empowers mathematics students to make a difference by doing social justice with mathematics. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01