Child, Youth, and Family Studies, Department of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Jackson, C., Taylor, C., & Buchheister, K. (2015). What is equity? Ways of seeing. Proceedings of the Psychology of Mathematics Education: North America. Michigan, USA: PME.

Abstract

Prospective teachers must be prepared for their role in providing equitable access for learning high quality mathematics. Therefore, it is imperative that mathematics teacher educators provide opportunities to develop an equity-centered orientation in teacher preparation courses. In this study, we begin to address this issue by identifying what prospective teachers attend to in a classroom vignette of an African American male student who is above grade level in mathematics and exhibits disruptive behavior during instruction. The results of the study indicate that while participants are beginning to attend to cultural influences, most responses are focused on classroom management strategies

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