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Direct linkWiest, Lynda R.; Higgins, Heidi J.; Frost, Janet Hart – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2007
In this article, we argue that many adults lack the "numeracy" needed to function in a maximally effective manner in their vocational, civic, and personal lives. We believe schools need to foster skills in quantitative literacy (QL), an inclination and ability to make reasoned decisions using general world knowledge and fundamental mathematics in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Decision Making, Relevance (Education), Mathematical Logic
Wiest, Lynda R.; Abernathy, Tammy V.; Obenchain, Kathryn M.; Major, Elza M. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2006
This research compares speaking times and turns of female and male presenters and audience members at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). In their presentations, males spoke longer than females, but the differences were not statistically significant. They spoke significantly longer than females,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Females, Males, Educational Research
Wiest, Lynda R.; Olive, Melissa L.; Obenchain, Kathryn M. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2003
This article describes an investigation of the career-related experiences of 73 male K-2 teachers from across Nevada. Data were acquired and are discussed in three main categories: (1) perceived factors influencing men's initial choice to become a K-2 teacher; (2) perceived factors impacting men's present level of enjoyment in being a K-2 teacher;…
Descriptors: Young Children, Role Models, Males, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedWiest, Lynda R. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2001
Describes principles and instructional strategies for teaching mathematics to culturally diverse students, explaining: fundamental principles of multicultural mathematics; approaches to multicultural mathematics instruction (e.g., portrayal of cultural groups in instructional materials and historical roots of mathematics concepts); and…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction
