New Directions for Equity in Mathematics Education

by Lisa Byrd and Elizabeth Fennema

Book Overview

The issue of how to provide equitable schooling for ethnic and linguistic minorities has come to the forefront of education. This volume brings together top researchers to examine equity from the standpoint of mathematics education--an excellent forum for the topic, since the results are quantifiable. The first essays address broad cultural issues, such as how social class and our notion of merit enter into education. The second section of the book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521477204
• ISBN13: 9780521477208
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"