TY - JOUR
T1 - The construction of a mathematical habitus
T2 - Implications of ability grouping in the middle years
AU - Zevenbergen, Robyn
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Journal of Curriculum Studies. ISSNs: 0022-0272;
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Ability grouping is a common practice in many mathematics classrooms. Its negative effects on students have been documented in research spanning two decades or more, and yet it is still widely implemented'in some countries even mandated. Using data from interviews with Australian students in the compulsory years of secondary schooling (14-16 year-olds), and using the theoretical tools offered by Bourdieu, I argue that the objective practices of school mathematics create an environment through which students internalize the practices to develop a sense of self, a habitus. This habitus potentially is more or less empowering, depending on the experiences within these streamed settings.
AB - Ability grouping is a common practice in many mathematics classrooms. Its negative effects on students have been documented in research spanning two decades or more, and yet it is still widely implemented'in some countries even mandated. Using data from interviews with Australian students in the compulsory years of secondary schooling (14-16 year-olds), and using the theoretical tools offered by Bourdieu, I argue that the objective practices of school mathematics create an environment through which students internalize the practices to develop a sense of self, a habitus. This habitus potentially is more or less empowering, depending on the experiences within these streamed settings.
U2 - 10.1080/00220270500038495
DO - 10.1080/00220270500038495
M3 - Article
VL - 37
SP - 607
EP - 619
JO - Journal of Curriculum Studies
JF - Journal of Curriculum Studies
SN - 0022-0272
IS - 5
ER -