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Book SynopsisThis book is an effective tool for educators and a textbook for professors of higher education. The concepts discussed in the book provide a body of knowledge that will enable leaders to understand the critical issues surrounding inner city school students in their ability to learn mathematical concepts.
Trade Review…beneficial to teachers and parents, helping them to understand the importance of mathematics to a student's academic success. Chapters focus on how to make mathematics fun, the challenges that parents face in assisting their children in mathematics at home, factors influencing student attitudes, behavior and learning outcomes in mathematics, and multicultural education mathematics strategies. This information will serve as a resource guide to teachers and parents who are concerned about effective strategies to best stimulate the thinking and motivate the interest of students in mathematics in urban schools. This book will improve the quality of teaching and learning of urban students in mathematics at a national level. -- Mary Mundel Addison, Ed.D., administrator in Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Series Foreword by Dr. Abul Pitre Chapter 2 Foreword by Dr. Press Robinson Chapter 3 Preface by Dr. Glen Duhon-Jeanlouis Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 Chapter One - Making Mathematics Fun in the Classroom Chapter 6 Chapter Two - Preparing Students for Learning Chapter 7 Chapter Three - Factors Influencing Student Attitudes, Behaviors, and Learning Outcomes in the Statistics Course Chapter 8 Chapter Four - Multicultural Education Math Strategies for Today's Diverse Classrooms Chapter 9 Chapter Five - After-Work Hours Challenges of American Parents to Assist Their Children with Math Homework and Other Subject Matters Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 Editors Chapter 12 Contributors
