Quantitative Civic Literacy

Raygoza, Mary Candace

doi:10.58295/2375-3668.1275

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“…This also includes a large number of homeless families (Kundu, 2012). The people working in informal occupations such as waste-picking are found to be most vulnerable so far as the shortage of housing facilities in Indian cities is concerned (D’Souza, 2019; UN Habitat, 2003). In this context, Table 5 brings out the lack of minimum housing amenities among surveyed waste-pickers.…”

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Urban informal economy and vulnerabilities of domestic waste-pickers: A case of Chandigarh, India

Singh

Singla

Sharma³

et al. 2023

Waste Manag Res

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In urban informal economies, waste-pickers increasingly face threat to their livelihoods due to the rapid emergence of formal systems of waste collection and lack of adequate public policies for their welfare. In this context, the study explores livelihood conditions of domestic waste-pickers and their occupational and educational mobility in Chandigarh, which is often referred as one of most well-planned cities of India. Using a semi-structured schedule, a field-based survey of the waste-pickers brings out that waste-pickers are the migrant workers from adjoining states and work as waste-pickers mainly due to non-availability of alternative employment opportunities. Employment in waste-picking is characterized by informal service charge fixation purely through interaction between house-owners and waste-pickers, where their low bargaining power leads to a surprisingly low level of income with significant variations due to gender. Child labour, even though disguised, also tends to exist. The study reveals unsafe working conditions, awful health conditions and unpleasant living conditions of the waste-pickers along with trivial upward educational mobility and no upward occupational mobility. The analysis presents a classic case of failure of both market and state in delivering optimum economic welfare to waste-pickers even in case of well-planned and highly urbanized city such as Chandigarh of India and demands immediate public policy intervention.

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Urban informal economy and vulnerabilities of domestic waste-pickers: A case of Chandigarh, India

Singh

Singla

Sharma³

et al. 2023

Waste Manag Res

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“…In this article, we define quantitative civic literacy as the ability to formulate, employ, and interpret situations within and beyond one’s community and other societal contexts quantitatively. In 2019, Raygoza questioned, “as we do the work of reimagining mathematics classrooms as interdisciplinary, problem-posing spaces that connect to students’ lives, communities, and the world, how can we help prepare young people to develop as civic actors, using their mathematical knowledge and skills to build their quantitative civic literacy? ” (p. 26).…”

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Revisiting Urban Mathematics Education

Young¹,

Raygoza²,

Madkins³

et al. 2022

JUME

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There are unique, enduring challenges related to mathematics instruction in urban schools, and the most common concerns are related to issues of equitable access to mathematics learning opportunities. In this editorial, we argue that the complexity of teaching mathematics in urban schools requires the attention of mathematics scholars with unique training, expertise, and experiences. Developing mathematics instruction for urban spaces often involves refined research techniques, multi-disciplinary perspectives, and collaboration between diverse stakeholders. Specificity is the key to addressing these challenges. However, to date, the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education (JUME)—out of 69 mathematics education-focused journals (Nivens & Otten, 2017)—is the only journal venue devoted to mathematics teaching and learning in urban environments. Although other mathematics education journals and conferences accept scholarship related to urban schools, due to the vast nature of mathematics education research and limitations in journal space, the nuances of specific issues in urban mathematics education (e.g., preparing mathematics teachers well for high-needs urban schools) are underexamined and poorly understood.

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Mathematics curriculum as a vehicle for democracy and social justice

Gonzalez

2024

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Quantitative Civic Literacy

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Urban informal economy and vulnerabilities of domestic waste-pickers: A case of Chandigarh, India

Urban informal economy and vulnerabilities of domestic waste-pickers: A case of Chandigarh, India

Revisiting Urban Mathematics Education

Mathematics curriculum as a vehicle for democracy and social justice

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