Shame, entitlement, and the systemic racism of mathematics “ability” grouping in Aotearoa New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorPomeroy, David
dc.contributor.authorAzarmandi, Mahdis
dc.contributor.authorRatima, Matiu Tai
dc.contributor.authorTolbert, Sara
dc.contributor.authorJones, Kay-Lee
dc.contributor.authorRiki , Nathan
dc.contributor.authorKaraka-Clarke, Te Hurinui
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-01T22:20:24Z
dc.date.available2024-07-01T22:20:24Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractDecades of research has documented the consequences of allocating school students into a hierarchy of classes with narrow ranges of mathematics attainment, a process known as streaming, tracking, setting, or “ability” grouping. The purported benefits of streaming are inconsistent and disputed, but the harms are clear, in particular, (1) the limiting curriculum often available in low streams and (2) the loss of self-confidence that results from being positioned in a low stream. Building on this foundation, we discuss streaming in mathematics as tied to systemic racism in Aotearoa New Zealand, where the harmful effects of streaming fall most heavily on Māori and Pasifika students. Previous analyses of race and streaming have focused primarily on the racial composition of streamed classes, bias in stream allocation, and racialised teacher expectations in streamed settings. In contrast, we focus on the emotional consequences of streaming, arguing that streaming produces racialised emotions of shame and entitlement as unintended but predictable consequences. We illustrate the racialised production of entitlement and shame through collaborative storying, interweaving our own biographies with a re-analysis of student interviews from two prior studies.
dc.identifier.citationPomeroy D, Azarmandi M, Ratima MT, Tolbert S, Jones KL, Riki N, Karaka-Clarke TH (2023). Shame, entitlement, and the systemic racism of mathematics “ability” grouping in Aotearoa New Zealand. Educational Studies in Mathematics.
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-023-10266-5
dc.identifier.issn0013-1954
dc.identifier.issn1573-0816
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/106584
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stated
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651
dc.subjectsystemic racism
dc.subjectracialised emotions
dc.subjectability grouping
dc.subjectMathematics
dc.subjectshame
dc.subjectentitlement
dc.subject.anzsrc39 - Education::3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy::390109 - Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.anzsrc39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390402 - Education assessment and evaluation
dc.subject.mshMātauranga | Education
dc.titleShame, entitlement, and the systemic racism of mathematics “ability” grouping in Aotearoa New Zealand
dc.typeJournal Article
uc.collegeFaculty of Education
uc.departmentSchool of Educational Studies and Leadership
uc.departmentSchool of Teacher Education
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