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Research Commentary: A Gap-Gazing Fetish in Mathematics Education? Problematizing Research on the Achievement Gap
Abstract
A substantial amount of research in mathematics education seeks to document disparities in achievement between middle-class White students and students who are Black, Latina/Latino, First Nations, English language learners, or working class. I outline the dangers in maintaining an achievement-gap focus. These dangers include offering little more than a static picture of inequities, supporting deficit thinking and negative narratives about students of color and working-class students, perpetuating the myth that the problem (and therefore solution) is a technical one, and promoting a narrow definition of learning and equity. I propose a new focus for research on advancement (excellence and gains) and interventions for specific groups.
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- Authors
- Gutiérrez, R.
- Venue
- Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
- Published
- 2008-07
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 357-364
- ISSN
- 0021-8251 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-2306
- OpenAlex
- W2270270714
- Cited by
- 478
- References
- 28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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