Latinos/as and Mathematics Education: Research on Learning and Teaching in Classrooms and Communities

by Judit N. Moschkovich and Marta Civil

Book Overview

A volume in Research in Educational Diversity and Excellence Series Editors Hersh C. Waxman and Yolanda N. Padr n, Texas A&M University This book that explores the mathematics education of Latinos/as in 13 original research studies. Each chapter represents research that grounds mathematics instruction for Latinos/as in the resources to be found in culture and language. By inverting the deficit perspective, this volume redresses the shortcomings found...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617354201
• ISBN13: 9781617354205
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"