RUME 27
2025
Alexandria, Virginia
Aspects of Culture and Context which Shape Frames of Teaching and Learning
Page: 157
Sociopolitical lenses applied to frames research have affirmed that frames are culturally constructed. A subsequent curiosity, then, is to uncover what aspects of culture and context shape an instructor’s frames with respect to teaching and learning mathematics. To this end, this study followed three mathematics graduate student instructors during their semester of teaching for the first time. Through a grounded theory design, informed by critical theories, the author found themes within beliefs, values, and norms were salient in these teaching experiences. One consequence of this study is giving names to the aspects of culture and context which shape frames. This insight is valuable for understanding how to shape asset-based frames.