“Blacks aren’t good for math”: Racial ideologies and mathematics teaching practices in Colombia

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i16.1909

Keywords:

Racial ideologies, Algebra, Mathematics teaching practices, Racism

Abstract

The study focuses on the forms wherein student racial identities nurture and shape teacher expectations and influence the teaching practices of algebra. Using a comparative method and an interpretative approach, racial ideologies and teaching practices of three different mathematics teachers in three different social, cultural and racial contexts in Cali, Colombia were studied. The findings highlight the prevalence of cultural and class deficit views about black students that position them as incapable of learning mathematics. These racial ideologies translate into poor teaching practices and interactions that could explain their low mathematics performance. Implications for research and teacher education are suggested.and forces them to stake resources to distinguish or being consistent the private and the public.

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Author Biography

  • Luz Edith Valoyes Chávez, Universidad Santiago de Cali

    Profesora de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Santiago de Cali. Licenciada en Matemática y Física de la Universidad del Valle con maestría en Educación con énfasis en Educación Matemática de la misma Universidad y doctorado de la Universidad de Missouri en los Estados Unidos. En 2010 obtuvo una beca Fulbright para líderes Afrodescendientes. Ha participado como investigadora en diversos proyectos relacionados con el aprendizaje y la enseñanza del álgebra. Sus intereses de investigación se relacionan con problemáticas de poder y educación matemáticas, formación de maestros de matemáticas, e ideologías raciales y prácticas de enseñanza de las matemáticas.

Published

2015-08-15

How to Cite

Valoyes Chávez, L. E. (2015). “Blacks aren’t good for math”: Racial ideologies and mathematics teaching practices in Colombia. Revista CS, 16, 169-206. https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i16.1909