Curricular Redesign and Equitable Mathematics Education: A Case Study of One Mathematics Department's Efforts
Buckley, Lecretia Antoinette
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Description
Title
Curricular Redesign and Equitable Mathematics Education: A Case Study of One Mathematics Department's Efforts
Author(s)
Buckley, Lecretia Antoinette
Issue Date
2003
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Bridget Arvold
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Secondary
Language
eng
Abstract
The department which could be characterized as an environment open to change with teachers who invested a great deal of time to execute the changes, implemented four major curricular redesign efforts. I identified impetuses, aids, and challenges to the department's curricular redesign efforts. The efforts were influenced by the teachers' static and sequential view of mathematics and the teachers' low and bounded expectations of the students in the targeted courses. Two of the efforts increased students' likelihood to take a geometry course. However, the policies related to the sequencing of courses restricted students' access to courses beyond geometry. Other policies that restricted students' access to advanced mathematics course were also identified.
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