Ecological Approaches to Transnational Research on Mathematical Reasoning A Focus on Latino/a Mathematics Learners in the Borderlands

• Published in: Transnational and Borderland Studies in Mathematics Education pp. 1 - 22
• Main Author: Moschkovich, Judit
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2011; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Educational: Mathematics & numeracy; Teaching of a specific subject; Ethnographic Stance; Practicing Mathematics Teachers; Ethnomathematical Perspective; Erent Settings; Reform Oriented Mathematics Instruction; Interim Research Texts; Structured English Immersion; Mathematical Activity; Mathematical Reasoning; Nondominant Communities; Transnational Populations; Mathematical Discourse Practice; High GPA; Mathematical Idea; Deficiency Models; Transnational Research; Post-implementation Phase; Sociomathematical Norms; SEB; Mathematical Practices; Naturalistic Paradigm; Ecological Approach; Hawaiian Children; Postimplementation Phase; Transnational Experiences

Transnational experiences, especially with languages, are becoming increasingly relevant to understanding students' lives in the United States. In 2001, 4.5 million of K-12 students in public schools (9.3%) were labeled as English learners (Tafoya, 2002). Between 1979 and 2006 the number of sch...