MATHEMATICS AS GENDERED? VIEWS FROM PALESTINIAN/ARAB ISRAELI HIGH SCHOOLERS

Laurie Rubel; Michal Ayalon; Juhaina Shahbari; Fatme Awad

MATHEMATICS AS GENDERED? VIEWS FROM PALESTINIAN/ARAB ISRAELI HIGH SCHOOLERS

Laurie Rubel, Michal Ayalon, Juhaina Shahbari, Fatme Awad

Department of Mathematics Education

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Abstract

In light of a gender-gap in school mathematics favoring girls among Palestinian/Arab Israelis, this study explores 147 high school students’ views of mathematics with respect to gender. We administered a “Who and Mathematics” survey used in a prior study. Findings include gender-neutrality about teacher interactions, parent expectations, and future employment. Negative relations with mathematics were attributed to boys. A broader set of narratives were attributed to girls, including items about caring or worrying about success and finding mathematics interesting. These results challenge an assumption that the social construction of mathematics as masculine is universal and present a picture of how gender shapes and is shaped by mathematics education for Palestinian/Arab Israelis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
Editors	Ceneida Fernández, Salvador Llinares, Ángel Gutiérrez, Núria Planas
Publisher	Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
Pages	355-362
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9788413021775
State	Published - 2022
Event	45th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2022 - Alicante, Spain Duration: 18 Jul 2022 → 23 Jul 2022

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Volume	3
ISSN (Print)	0771-100X
ISSN (Electronic)	2790-3648

Conference

Conference	45th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2022
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Alicante
Period	18/07/22 → 23/07/22

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME). All rights reserved.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mathematics (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Education

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Rubel, L., Ayalon, M., Shahbari, J., & Awad, F. (2022). MATHEMATICS AS GENDERED? VIEWS FROM PALESTINIAN/ARAB ISRAELI HIGH SCHOOLERS. In C. Fernández, S. Llinares, Á. Gutiérrez, & N. Planas (Eds.), Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022 (pp. 355-362). (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education; Vol. 3). Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME).

Rubel, Laurie ; Ayalon, Michal ; Shahbari, Juhaina et al. / MATHEMATICS AS GENDERED? VIEWS FROM PALESTINIAN/ARAB ISRAELI HIGH SCHOOLERS. Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022. editor / Ceneida Fernández ; Salvador Llinares ; Ángel Gutiérrez ; Núria Planas. Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), 2022. pp. 355-362 (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education).

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Rubel, L , Ayalon, M, Shahbari, J & Awad, F 2022, MATHEMATICS AS GENDERED? VIEWS FROM PALESTINIAN/ARAB ISRAELI HIGH SCHOOLERS. in C Fernández, S Llinares, Á Gutiérrez & N Planas (eds), Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022. Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, vol. 3, Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), pp. 355-362, 45th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2022, Alicante, Spain, 18/07/22.

MATHEMATICS AS GENDERED? VIEWS FROM PALESTINIAN/ARAB ISRAELI HIGH SCHOOLERS. / Rubel, Laurie ; Ayalon, Michal; Shahbari, Juhaina et al.
Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022. ed. / Ceneida Fernández; Salvador Llinares; Ángel Gutiérrez; Núria Planas. Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), 2022. p. 355-362 (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education; Vol. 3).

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MATHEMATICS AS GENDERED? VIEWS FROM PALESTINIAN/ARAB ISRAELI HIGH SCHOOLERS

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