2021 Founders Lecture: Examining Mathematics Education Reforms' Impact on Historically Excluded Learners.

Berry III, Robert Q.

This paper uses a hybrid policy analysis lens primarily informed by the work of Derrick Bell to make the case that policies and reforms in mathematics education were not designed to address the needs of historically excluded learners; instead, these policies and reforms are often designed and enacted to protect the economic, technological, and social interests of those in power. The paper offers contrasting narratives between policy intentions and policy enactment, highlighting how the language of mathematics education policies enacted by educational professionals marginalized learners within their cultures, families, and communities.

MATHEMATICS education; EDUCATIONAL change; POLICY analysis; MATHEMATICS; CRITICAL race theory

Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 3, p153

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Academic Journal

10.1080/19477503.2021.1938870