Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy
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Resumo: | The purpose of this article is to discuss the differences observed between women and men in some of the daily mathematical practices made necessary by the demand and opportunities of a society based on the dynamics and criteria of written culture. We take for our analysis the results published in the fourth edition of the research entitled National Index of Functional Literacy (INAF), carried out in 2004, which evaluated the conditions and efficiency of the Brazilian young and adult populations in mobilizing mathematical skills to carry out daily tasks, and in which the results obtained by the male population were regarded as significantly superior to those achieved by the female population. Based on a reflection grounded in a Foucauldian perspective, we seek to understand these results as articulated to a discursive field marked by a mathematical rationality of Cartesian matrix. Analyzing under such perspective the mechanisms that contribute to degrade women's performance in comparison with men's in assessments of this kind - concerned as they are with the ability to give answers regarded as adequate in the execution of daily tasks regarded as relevant - our attention is focused on identifying another instance of production of inequalities between men and women, represented here by the valuation (in social life and in the assessments) of certain manners of conceiving and reacting to daily demands. As educators we are interested in unveiling the production of inequalities, so as to deconstruct certain discourses that favor them, and in bringing about other perspectives of analysis and pedagogical action. |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy Mulheres, homens e matemática: uma leitura a partir dos dados do Indicador Nacional de Alfabetismo Funcional GenderMathematical literacyInequalityGêneroAlfabetismo matemáticoDesigualdade The purpose of this article is to discuss the differences observed between women and men in some of the daily mathematical practices made necessary by the demand and opportunities of a society based on the dynamics and criteria of written culture. We take for our analysis the results published in the fourth edition of the research entitled National Index of Functional Literacy (INAF), carried out in 2004, which evaluated the conditions and efficiency of the Brazilian young and adult populations in mobilizing mathematical skills to carry out daily tasks, and in which the results obtained by the male population were regarded as significantly superior to those achieved by the female population. Based on a reflection grounded in a Foucauldian perspective, we seek to understand these results as articulated to a discursive field marked by a mathematical rationality of Cartesian matrix. Analyzing under such perspective the mechanisms that contribute to degrade women's performance in comparison with men's in assessments of this kind - concerned as they are with the ability to give answers regarded as adequate in the execution of daily tasks regarded as relevant - our attention is focused on identifying another instance of production of inequalities between men and women, represented here by the valuation (in social life and in the assessments) of certain manners of conceiving and reacting to daily demands. As educators we are interested in unveiling the production of inequalities, so as to deconstruct certain discourses that favor them, and in bringing about other perspectives of analysis and pedagogical action. Este artigo tem como propósito discutir as diferenças apresentadas por mulheres e homens em práticas matemáticas cotidianas, demandadas pelos apelos ou pelas oportunidades de uma sociedade pautada na dinâmica e nos critérios da cultura escrita. Tomaremos para análise os resultados divulgados na quarta edição da pesquisa Indicador Nacional de Alfabetismo Funcional (INAF), realizada em 2004, que avaliou as condições e a eficiência da população jovem e adulta brasileira na mobilização de habilidades matemáticas na execução de tarefas do cotidiano, e na qual os resultados apresentados pela população masculina foram considerados sensivelmente superiores aos resultados apresentados pela população feminina. Apoiando-nos numa reflexão referenciada numa perspectiva foucaultiana, buscamos compreender esses resultados como articulados a um campo discursivo, marcado pela racionalidade matemática de matriz cartesiana. Analisando, nessa perspectiva, os mecanismos que contribuem para um pior desempenho das mulheres em relação aos homens em avaliações dessa natureza - voltadas para as possibilidades de dar respostas consideradas adequadas na execução de tarefas cotidianas consideradas relevantes -, nossa preocupação se volta para a identificação de mais uma instância de produção de desigualdades entre as mulheres e os homens, representada pela maior valorização (na vida social e nas avaliações) de certos modos de conceber e reagir diante das demandas do cotidiano. Como educadoras, interessanos desvendar a produção das desigualdades, de maneira a desconstruir discursos que a favorecem e instaurar outras perspectivas de análise e de ação pedagógica. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Educação2008-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/article/view/2810310.1590/S1517-97022008000300007Educação e Pesquisa; v. 34 n. 3 (2008); 511-526Educação e Pesquisa; Vol. 34 No. 3 (2008); 511-526Educação e Pesquisa; Vol. 34 Núm. 3 (2008); 511-5261678-46341517-9702reponame:Educação e Pesquisainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/article/view/28103/29911https://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/article/view/28103/29912Copyright (c) 2017 Educação e Pesquisainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSouza, Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes deFonseca, Maria da Conceição Ferreira Reis2014-10-24T15:46:32Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/28103Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/indexPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ep/oai||revedu@usp.br1678-46341517-9702opendoar:2014-10-24T15:46:32Educação e Pesquisa - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy Mulheres, homens e matemática: uma leitura a partir dos dados do Indicador Nacional de Alfabetismo Funcional |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy Souza, Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes de Gender Mathematical literacy Inequality Gênero Alfabetismo matemático Desigualdade |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy |
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Women, men, and mathematics: a reading of data from the National Index of Functional Literacy |
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Souza, Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes de |
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Souza, Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes de Fonseca, Maria da Conceição Ferreira Reis |
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Fonseca, Maria da Conceição Ferreira Reis |
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Souza, Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes de Fonseca, Maria da Conceição Ferreira Reis |
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Gender Mathematical literacy Inequality Gênero Alfabetismo matemático Desigualdade |
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Gender Mathematical literacy Inequality Gênero Alfabetismo matemático Desigualdade |
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the differences observed between women and men in some of the daily mathematical practices made necessary by the demand and opportunities of a society based on the dynamics and criteria of written culture. We take for our analysis the results published in the fourth edition of the research entitled National Index of Functional Literacy (INAF), carried out in 2004, which evaluated the conditions and efficiency of the Brazilian young and adult populations in mobilizing mathematical skills to carry out daily tasks, and in which the results obtained by the male population were regarded as significantly superior to those achieved by the female population. Based on a reflection grounded in a Foucauldian perspective, we seek to understand these results as articulated to a discursive field marked by a mathematical rationality of Cartesian matrix. Analyzing under such perspective the mechanisms that contribute to degrade women's performance in comparison with men's in assessments of this kind - concerned as they are with the ability to give answers regarded as adequate in the execution of daily tasks regarded as relevant - our attention is focused on identifying another instance of production of inequalities between men and women, represented here by the valuation (in social life and in the assessments) of certain manners of conceiving and reacting to daily demands. As educators we are interested in unveiling the production of inequalities, so as to deconstruct certain discourses that favor them, and in bringing about other perspectives of analysis and pedagogical action. |
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