Are Black girls the new number runners? An analysis of Black girls and high school mathematics
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Title
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Are Black girls the new number runners? An analysis of Black girls and high school mathematics
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:45e16b3c0378:11696
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identifier
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12279
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Creator
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KIng, Carolyn Denise,
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Contributor
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Juan Battle
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Date
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2013
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Secondary education | Mathematics education | Black studies | African American studies | Black Girls | High School Mathematics
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Abstract
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According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), one out of every 100 employed scientists and engineers in the United States is a Black female. This statistic prompts the examination of Black females and mathematics. How do individual-level (educational aspirations), familial-level (support), and school-level (school characteristics) variables impact Black female students' proficiency in high school mathematics as well as predict their enrollment in postsecondary math courses?;Employing four waves from the National Education Longitudinal Study (1988, 1990, 1992, & 1994), this study seeks to add to the discourse on achievement in mathematics by examining factors which impact outcomes in mathematics for a nationally representative sample of Black females.;The theoretical framework for this dissertation will include, but not be limited to, social and cultural capital (Bourdieu and Coleman), intersectionality and standpoint (Crenshaw and Collins) theory.;Variables from all three levels affected Black females' achievement in high school mathematics. The score on the twelfth grade math exam was significant in predicting the likelihood that a Black female enrolled in a regular mathematics course in a postsecondary institution.;The findings from this study will help inform the development of interventions and strategies aimed at increasing the mathematics proficiency of Black females and their enrollment in postsecondary mathematics courses.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Urban Education
