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ERIC Number: EJ557495
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Culturally Relevant Mathematics Teaching in a Mexican American Context.
Gutstein, Eric; Lipman, Pauline; Hernandez, Patricia; de los Reyes, Rebeca
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v28 n6 p709-37 Dec 1997
Examines mathematics instruction and its intersection with culturally relevant teaching in an elementary/middle school in a Mexican American community. Proposes a model of culturally relevant mathematics instruction with three components: (1) building on students' informal, cultural, and experiential knowledge; (2) developing critical thinking; and (3) orientation to students' culture and experience. (Author/AIM)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culturally Relevant Education, Elementary Education, Ethnomathematics, Experiential Learning, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Mexican American Education, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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