Advancing Urban Latina/o Youth in Mathematics: Lessons from an Effective High School Mathematics Department

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Abstract

This paper examines Latina/o student success in mathematics as a result of collective teacher beliefs and practices in a high school mathematics department. Based on an interdisciplinary theoretical framework and ethnographic data, the paper finds teacher collectivity allows teachers to develop meaningful relationships with their students. These relationships underlie the ability of teachers to advance large numbers of students to calculus by their senior year. Implications for researchers, policymakers, and teacher educators are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)263-281
Number of pages19
JournalUrban Review
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Urban Studies

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