Proposal: Enactments of Care: Case Studies of African American Mathematics Teachers (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Research Presession)

Wednesday, April 17, 2013: 8:30 AM

Room 110/112 (Colorado Convention Center)

Nancy Tseng , University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD

Hollie Young , University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD

Ann R. Edwards , University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Description:
Through the lens of care theory, this study analyzes three African American high school algebra teachers’ enactments of care in attending to students’ mathematical and personal identities and experiences. A critical analysis also reveals tensions regarding different care ethics and teaching mathematics for understanding.