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ERIC Number: EJ679847
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Is Mathematics T.I.R.E.D.? A Profile of Quiet Disaffection in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom.
Nardi, Elena; Steward, Susan
British Educational Research Journal, v29 n3 p345-67 Jun 2003
Reports on a one-year study of quiet disaffection conducted in three Year 9 mathematics classrooms in Norfolk (England). Constructs a profile of quiet disaffection from secondary mathematics through extensive observation and interviews with 13-14 year-old pupils (n=70). Proposes that its characteristics include tedium, isolation, rote learning, elitism, and depersonalization. (BT)
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England (Norfolk)
Note: The British Educational Research Journal is a refereed journal.