Self-esteem enhancement in deaf and hearing women: success stories

The present study is a retrospective exploration of the process of self-esteem enhancement in 23 women, 9 culturally Deaf and 14 hearing, for purposes of both individual and group comparisons. A qualitative design was used to examine material from in-depth interviews to generate themes relating to the ways these women describe the concept of their self-esteem and how they have enhanced their own self-esteem. Both groups of women described self-esteem in conceptually equivalent terms, with most in each group identifying themselves as "capable." A distinction was found in the specific words used by each of the two groups. Of the top eight rank-ordered themes, five were similar in importance for both groups. Deaf women were more likely to report education as a factor in self-esteem enhancement, and to cite language and communication as a critical component in self-esteem enhancement. No hearing women reported on those factors. Implications for social work with culturally Deaf women, self-esteem work with women, and future research are discussed.     

Dissecting success stories on mathematical problem posing: a case of the Billiard Task

“Success stories,” i.e., cases in which mathematical problems posed in a controlled setting are perceived by the problem posers or other individuals as interesting, cognitively demanding, or surprising, are essential for understanding the nature of problem posing. This paper analyzes two success stories that occurred with individuals of different mathematical backgrounds and experience in the context of a problem-posing task known from past research as the Billiard Task. The analysis focuses on understanding the ways the participants develop their initial ideas into problems they evaluate as interesting ones. Three common traits were inferred from the participants' problem-posing actions, despite individual differences. First, the participants relied on particular sets of prototypical problems, but strived to make new problems not too similar to the prototypes. Second, exploration and problem solving were involved in posing the most interesting problems. Third, the participants' problem posing involved similar stages: warming-up, searching for an interesting mathematical phenomenon, hiding the problem-posing process in the problem's formulation, and reviewing. The paper concludes with remarks about possible implications of the findings for research and practice.     

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Indigenous STEM success stories as disquieting decolonization: thoughts on new times and,old thoughts about place-ness

While some Indigenous individuals have achieved “success” in STEM careers, persistent questions from many Indigenous scholars and communities about epistemic dominance at universities remain. Going beyond student achievement, this essay regards the centering of local Indigenous place based knowledge as a paradigm shifting move for universities. Thinking into places is more than an equity move to include Indigenous minds in university spaces, it is an undertaking to actually advance and transform STEM fields and all university disciplines.

     

Indigenous STEM success stories as disquieting decolonization: thoughts on new times and,old thoughts about place-ness

Cultural Studies of Science Education - While some Indigenous individuals have achieved “success” in STEM careers, persistent questions from many Indigenous scholars and communities...