Book Review
Taking Context Seriously:
A Review of Six Recent Books
on Issues of Equity and Diversity
Culturally Responsive Mathematics Education. Brian Greer, Swapna Mukhopadhyay,
Sharon Nelson-Barber, and Arthur B. Powell (Eds.) (2009). New York, NY:
Routledge, 400 pp., ISBN 978-0-8058-6264-5 (pb) $67.95. ISBN 978-0-8058-
6263-8 (hb) $160.00.
International Perspectives on Social Justice in Mathematics Education. Bharath
Sriraman (Ed.) (2008). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 260 pp.,
ISBN 978-1-59311-880-8 (pb) $45.99. ISBN 978-1-59311-881-5 (hb) $85.99.
Mathematical Literacy: Developing Identities of Inclusion. Yvette Solomon (2009).
New York, NY: Routledge, 256 pp., ISBN 978-0-8058-4687-4 (pb) $49.95. ISBN
978-0-8058-4686-7 (hb) $150.00.
Mathematical Relationships in Education: Identities and Participation. Laura Black,
Heather Mendick, and Yvette Solomon (Eds.) (2009). New York, NY: Routledge,
252 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-99684-6 (hb) $125.00.
Mathematics Teaching and Learning in K–12: Equity and Professional Development.
Mary Q. Foote (Ed.) (2010). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 256 pp. ISBN
9780230622395 (hb) $93.62. ISBN 9780230109889 (e-book) (e-book available
to institutions through a Palgrave Connect subscription only; not available to
individuals).
Multilingualism in Mathematics Classrooms: Global Perspectives. Richard Barwell
(Ed.) (2009). Buffalo, NY: Multilingual Matters, 200 pp., ISBN 978-1-84769-
204-7 (pb) $31.96. ISBN 978-1-84769-205-4 (hb) $111.96. ISBN 978-1-84769-
206-1 (e-book) £15, or approximately $24.42.
Reviewed by Maisie L. Gholson and Danny Bernard Martin
University of Illinois at Chicago
In the March 2010 issue of JRME, editor M. Kathleen Heid stated, “JRME
publishes research in which mathematics is an essential component rather than being
a backdrop for another area of inquiry. I encourage readers to continue to examine
articles in JRME with the ‘Where’s the math?’ question in mind” (p. 103). Heid’s
commentary raises several interesting questions not only in the context of JRME but
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