66.078 - Considering the Social, Spatial, and Political: Conceptualizations of Research and Practice in Urban Mathematics Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The purpose of the symposium is to re-engage the task of conceptualizing urban mathematics education. The chair will outline the current landscape of urban mathematics education and the potential of and need for new theories in this domain. The papers present nuanced framings of urban mathematics education and chart new directions and focal points for research. Specifically, these papers engage the complex intersections of mathematics education, geospatial considerations, social discourses, and the ever-evolving constitution of urban issues by locating urban mathematics education in the classroom, in the research domain, and in a conceptual/theoretical space. Finally, the discussant will respond to the papers, addressing necessary considerations and potential implications for conceptualizing urban mathematics education as a social justice project.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research

Chair

• Danny B. Martin, University of Illinois at Chicago

Papers

• Why Do Urban Mathematics Teachers Need Political Knowledge? - Rochelle Gutierrez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Juan Manuel Gerardo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Learning to Build: Understanding the Role of Place in Urban Mathematics Reform - Celia Rousseau Anderson, The University of Memphis

• Toward a Conceptual Framework for Urban Mathematics Education - Erika C. Bullock, The University of Memphis; Gregory V. Larnell, University of Illinois at Chicago

Discussant

• Eric Rico Gutstein, University of Illinois at Chicago