ERIC Number: EJ1222259
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1051-1970
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Cardboard Cities, Real Mathematics: Employing Quantitative Literacy to Study Gentrification in NYC
Fisher, Forest; Warner, Jared; Mickelson, Nate
PRIMUS, v29 n9 p908-927 2019
Gentrification is a complex issue with very real repercussions for urban youth. Games make learning fun and provide a way for students to explore complex systems through recursive play. We describe a board game designed to help students explore ratios and proportional reasoning while simultaneously engaging the causes and effects of gentrification. Situated within a multidisciplinary first-semester learning community course, the game provides a model for later experiential learning opportunities as students are asked to study the effects of gentrification in one New York City neighborhood.
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Social Class, Change, Middle Class, Urban Youth, Urban Areas, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Communities of Practice, Experiential Learning, Neighborhoods, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Urban Renewal
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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