ERIC Number: EJ1429723
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1863-9690
EISSN: EISSN-1863-9704
Parents and Teachers Collaborating to Disrupt Asymmetrical Power Positions in Mathematics Education
Beatriz Quintos; Erin Turner; Marta Civil
ZDM: Mathematics Education, v56 n3 p409-421 2024
This paper describes an innovative mathematics learning partnership that engages teachers and parents of multilingual children ages 7-10 from schools in underserved communities. At the center of this transformative work is the use of two complementary approaches to advancing equity in education--funds of knowledge and positioning theory. While both theories have been applied in mathematics education, they have not been integrated in a parent-teacher partnership program aimed at enhancing collaboration between multilingual families and teachers. We describe how the theories informed key features of our partnership model, including mathematical tasks and lesson planning activities for parents and teachers. Our research questions focused on how parents and teachers learned about each other's experiences and strengths, and disrupted traditional power differentials between them as they participated in these collaborative activities. Our findings are structured around two in-depth cases that illustrate patterns in our analysis, including features of activities that supported collaborative interactions and co-construction of knowledge. We end with implications for future mathematics education focused partnerships between multilingual families and schools.
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Cooperation, Power Structure, Mathematics Education, Multilingualism, Equal Education, Partnerships in Education, Lesson Plans, Mathematics Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 2010417; 2010230