January 23, 2024

Advancing Equity and High Quality Mathematics Education with Actions Drawn from Ethnomathematics

Key Points

Utilizing ethnomathematics can advance peace and harmony within mathematics education, reducing discord in communities.
The goal is to foster respect and equity through culturally relevant classroom practices tied to ethnomathematics.
These recommendations are aimed at combating the lack of attention to peace-promoting strategies in traditional mathematics education.
Ethnomathematics offers a pathway toward enhancing the quality of mathematics learning and teaching, showing promise for educational improvement.

Abstract

This article advocates for the (not yet common) goal of mathematics education to advance peace, harmony, and respect among people and, consequently, to reduce discord. This outcome can be accomplished by utilizing Ethnomathematics, and we offer suggestions for cultivating an Ethnomathematics orientation and employing associated classroom practices.

Advancing Equity and High Quality Mathematics Education with Actions Drawn from Ethnomathematics

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