Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
rural Mexico, adult women learners, mathematics, education, math
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Mathematics
Abstract
Math educators have long realized that women in general have shied away from involvement in the mathematical world. Current research in the mathematics education field studies the motivations and barriers women have to studying math. My research extends this topic to a small village in Mexico: La Estancia. By studying factors that encourage or discourage adult Mexican women from studying math in rural settings, important influences can be identified. The identification of these elements can lead to the development of important intervention programs targeted at minimizing negative influences while capitalizing on and strengthening the existing positive influences.
Recommended Citation
Williams, Janel Wilson and Voyles, Dr. Jacqualine Taylor
(2014)
"Mathematics in Rural Mexico: Motivations and Barriers for Adult Women Learners,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 1218.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/1218