Mathematics Education, Ethics, and the Limitations of Ethno-Mathematics.

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Abstract

The article comments on article "An Ethics of Teaching and Learning Mathematics" published within the issue of the periodical on ethics of learning mathematics. It mentions limitations of ethno-mathematics and contend that ethno-mathematics, in and of itself, may not provide a sufficient ethical justification for math education. It also mentions critical mathematic education (CME) and focus of learning should be transformed from banking education into a dialogical learning process.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)166-170
Number of pages5
JournalPhilosophy of Education Yearbook
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adult literacy programs
  • Educational sociology
  • Ethics
  • Mathematics education
  • Philosophy of education

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