Gender, Class, and Subjectivity in Mathematics: A Critique of Humpty Dumpty.

Dowling, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ433618

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Publication Date: 1991

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Gender, Class, and Subjectivity in Mathematics: A Critique of Humpty Dumpty.

Dowling, Paul

For the Learning of Mathematics, v11 n1 p2-8 Feb 1991

Critiqued is the way that mathematics texts contribute to the categorization of students into ability levels by gender and social class within the British educational system. Examples of gender bias and social-status bias are cited from texts of the School Mathematics Project series. (MDH)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Materials, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Social Bias, Social Differences, Textbook Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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