Enhancing quality and equity in mathematics education for Australian Indigenous students
Book chapter
Howard, Peter, Cooke, Sharon, Lowe, Kevin and Perry, Bob. (2011). Enhancing quality and equity in mathematics education for Australian Indigenous students. In In Atwehm Bill, Graven, Mellony, Secada, Walter and Valero, Paola (Ed.). Mapping equity and quality in mathematics education pp. 365-378 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9803-0_26
Authors | Howard, Peter, Cooke, Sharon, Lowe, Kevin and Perry, Bob |
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Editors | Atwehm Bill, Graven, Mellony, Secada, Walter and Valero, Paola |
Abstract | That Australian Aboriginal students should enjoy high-quality and equitable mathematics learning outcomes is seen as a fundamental human right. This chapter discusses connectedness, relevance and belonging to examine the importance of community on quality and equity in mathematics education for Aboriginal students. In particular, it investigates the notion of school-community engagement through mathematics. The chapter reports on the importance of the community processes, people relationships and leadership required to enhance quality, equity and social capital within communities with high proportions of Aboriginal people. It reprises the criteria of social justice, empowerment, engagement, reconciliation, connectedness and relevance to develop a framework for evaluating mathematics programs for Aboriginal students. A number of mathematics programs for Aboriginal students, in which the authors have been involved, are examined using these criteria to provide evidence on how the equity and quality of Aboriginal students’ mathematics learning can be enhanced. |
Keywords | quality; equity; mathematics education; Australian Aboriginal students; school-community engagement; reconciliation; social justice |
Page range | 365-378 |
Year | 2011 |
Book title | Mapping equity and quality in mathematics education |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of publication | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
Heidelberg, Germany | |
London, United Kingdom | |
New York, United States of America | |
ISBN | 9789048198023 |
9789048198030 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9803-0_26 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84872494452 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Research Group | Institute for Advancing Community Engagement |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Jan 2011 |
2011 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8q939/enhancing-quality-and-equity-in-mathematics-education-for-australian-indigenous-students
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