When Critical Multiculturalism Meets Mathematics: A Mixed Methods Study of Professional Development and Teacher Identity - Softcover

Patricia L. Marshall; Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby; Allison W. McCulloch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475808496 ISBN 13: 9781475808490

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK), 2015

Synopsis

When Critical Multiculturalism Meets Mathematics details the development and outcomes of a teacher professional development project that merged multiculturalism and mathematics. In six compact chapters the authors describe the impetus for their multi-year project and present rich case studies of nine teacher participants. The cases stand alone as compelling reading, yet Marshall et al. extend beyond their distinctiveness to explain the statistical data related to the project’s broader impact. Emphasizing both qualitative and quantitative findings makes this bookideal for novice researchers interested in mixed method study. Likewise, the authors unveil the anatomy and a few complexities of conducting research in the real world contexts of schools including participant recruitment and resolution of unanticipated matters that can arise within research teams. A unique twist in the final chapter is Marshall et al.’s critique of their own missteps as researchers, which are used skillfully and unobtrusively to proffer tips for future studies. They conclude by theorizing affirmed intersectionality, identified as the critical element that facilitated teachers’ recognition and acceptance of the compatibility between the study’s two components.

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About the Author

Patricia L. Marshall is a Professor of Multicultural Studies in the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences at NC State University. She is interested in the impact of elements of culture including race, class, language on the teaching-learning process and teachers’ acquisition of cross-cultural competency. Dr.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475808496
• ISBN 13: 9781475808490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190