Purpose:The high incidenee of mathematics anxiety and disengagement in mathematics points to poor student well-being in many mathematics classrooms.Poor well-being may arise in part from poor alignment between student...Purpose:The high incidenee of mathematics anxiety and disengagement in mathematics points to poor student well-being in many mathematics classrooms.Poor well-being may arise in part from poor alignment between student values and classroom experiences.Yet,what student well-being is and how to support it within specific subjects is poorly understood,and intersection between students'values and well-being in mathematics education is unclear.This article proposes a seven-dimensional framework of student well-being in mathematics education and examines alignment between well-being and values.Design/Approach/Methods:One hun dred n inetee n eighth-grade Australia n students responded to three opervended questions investigating their conceptions of mathematical wellbeing(MWB)and what they valued most when learning or doing mathematics.Responses were analyzed using a combined deductive/inductive thematic analysis.Findings:Findings supported the MWB framework and con firmed an alig nment betwee n stude nts'values and well-being in mathematics education.Originality/Value:Our study provides a framework for conceptualizing student well-being in mathematics education,points to areas that aim to improve student well-being,and highlights congruences and discordances between well-being and values.展开更多
文摘Purpose:The high incidenee of mathematics anxiety and disengagement in mathematics points to poor student well-being in many mathematics classrooms.Poor well-being may arise in part from poor alignment between student values and classroom experiences.Yet,what student well-being is and how to support it within specific subjects is poorly understood,and intersection between students'values and well-being in mathematics education is unclear.This article proposes a seven-dimensional framework of student well-being in mathematics education and examines alignment between well-being and values.Design/Approach/Methods:One hun dred n inetee n eighth-grade Australia n students responded to three opervended questions investigating their conceptions of mathematical wellbeing(MWB)and what they valued most when learning or doing mathematics.Responses were analyzed using a combined deductive/inductive thematic analysis.Findings:Findings supported the MWB framework and con firmed an alig nment betwee n stude nts'values and well-being in mathematics education.Originality/Value:Our study provides a framework for conceptualizing student well-being in mathematics education,points to areas that aim to improve student well-being,and highlights congruences and discordances between well-being and values.