Culturally specific pedagogy in the mathematics classroom
Subtitle: strategies for teachers of diverse students
By: Jacqueline Leonard.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780805861051; 9781410614612
Subjects: Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Social aspects; Multicultural education -- United States; Minorities -- Education -- United States; Critical pedagogy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Culture, community, and mathematics achievement; title: Cognition and cultural pedagogy; title: Cultural pedagogy; title: Problem solving, problem posing, multi-cultural literature and computer scaffolding; title: The underground railroad : a context for learning mathematics and social justice; title: Women in aviation and space : the importance of gender role models in mathematics education; title: Learning mathematics for empowerment in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms; title: Race and achievement in mathematics.