Using Culture as a Resource in Mathematics: The Case of Four Mexican-American Prospective Teachers in a Bilingual After-School Program

Autor/in	Vomvoridi-Ivanovic, Eugenia
Titel	Using Culture as a Resource in Mathematics: The Case of Four Mexican-American Prospective Teachers in a Bilingual After-School Program
Quelle	In: Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 15 (2012) 1, S.53-66 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1386-4416
DOI	10.1007/s10857-011-9201-0
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; Mathematics Teachers; Mathematics Instruction; Mexican Americans; Cultural Background; Teaching Methods; Qualitative Research; Teacher Student Relationship; Teacher Education; Hispanic American Students; Cultural Awareness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Hispanoamerikaner; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität
Abstract	This paper explores Mexican-American prospective teachers' use of culture--defined as social practices and shared experiences--as an instructional resource in mathematics. The setting is an after-school mathematics program for the children of Mexican heritage. Qualitative analysis of the prospective teachers' and children's interactions reveals that the nature of the mathematical activities affected how culture was used. When working on the "binder activities," prospective teachers used culture only in non-mathematical contexts. When working on the "recipes project," however, culture was used as a resource in mathematical contexts. Implications for the mathematics teacher preparation of Latinas/os are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10