Identifying practices that promote engagement with mathematics among students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Anne Bennison; Merrilyn Goos; Dominika Bielinski

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Identifying practices that promote engagement with mathematics among students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Anne Bennison, Merrilyn Goos and Dominika Bielinski

Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.154-161

Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 41st (Auckland, New Zealand, 01-Jul-2018–05-Jul-2018)

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)

2018

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Specialist Studies in Education

Students' post-school options are limited if they have not completed mathematics subjects involving the study of calculus. This paper employs a sociocultural approach to identify institutional practices that might promote sustained engagement with these subjects among students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Drawing on interviews with mathematics teachers and the school guidance counsellor, six themes emerged as potential institutional practices contributing to increased enrolments: curriculum organisation across year levels, staffing of mathematics classes, culture of the Mathematics Department, STEM program, and provision of appropriate tasks and resources.

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Title: Identifying practices that promote engagement with mathematics among students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Authors: Anne Bennison (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Merrilyn Goos (Author) - University of Limerick, Ireland
Dominika Bielinski (Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: Jodie Hunter (Editor)
Lisa Darragh (Editor)
Pam Perger (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.154-161
Conference details: Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 41st (Auckland, New Zealand, 01-Jul-2018–05-Jul-2018)
Publisher: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Date published: 2018
Copyright note: 2018 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc Reproduced here with the permission in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy.
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451003002621
Output Type: Conference paper

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