ERIC Number: EJ1209962
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 24
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Normalizing Black Girls' Humanity in Mathematics Classrooms
Joseph, Nicole M.; Hailu, Meseret F.; Matthews, Jamaal Sharif
Harvard Educational Review, v89 n1 p132-155 Spr 2019
In this article, Nicole Joseph, Meseret Hailu, and Jamaal Matthews argue that Black girls' oppression in the United States is largely related to the dehumanization of their personhood, which extends to various institutions, including secondary schools and, especially, mathematics classrooms. They contend that one way to engage in educational equity and social-justice-focused education is to teach Black girls in the classroom in a way that is humanizing. With this idea in mind, they explore relationships between Black girls' humanity and mathematics teaching and learning. Using interviews with ten Black adolescent girls representing varying levels of engagement in mathematics and enrolled in middle and high school math courses, the authors argue that inclusive pedagogies can be used to humanize this marginalized student group.
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Mathematics Instruction, Gender Bias, Racial Bias, Equal Education, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Humanization, Adolescents, Middle School Students, High School Students, United States History, Student Experience, Interaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Power Structure, Urban Schools, Student Attitudes, Student Needs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
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