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Title: First-year university students' mathematics capital and identities.
Authors: Valero, Paola1,2 paola.valero@su.se, Österling, Lisa1,2 lisa.osterling@su.se, Nhu Truong1,2, Danielsson, Anna1,2, Nunes, Bruna1,2, Berge, Maria1,2
Source: Mathematics Enthusiast. Oct2025, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p311-333. 25p.
Subject Terms: *Mathematics students, *College students, *Students, Cultural property, Mathematics
Abstract: Based on a survey of 150 respondents and 16 timeline interviews with first-year university mathematics students in Sweden, we explore how the material resources and conditions available to them --mathematics capital-- connect to their mathematical identities. We found that mathematics capital has bearing on how early in life students start to consider doing mathematics. We also found individually different trajectories among students with low mathematics capital into university mathematics. The study expands both existing theoretical and methodological ways of researching the material bearings of identity and opens up for new ways of understanding and exploring the conditions that may facilitate access to participation and success in university mathematics. It contributes to understanding on the social and cultural resources that students bring with them to start mathematics, thus complementing the insights that Simon Goodchild's work had provided on the context of access to university mathematics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Mathematics Enthusiast is the property of Prof. Bharath Sriraman and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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