On the links between mathematics education and democracy

A literature review

Bibliographic Data

ID23166545
AuthorsMario Sánchez Aguilar (0000-0002-1391-9388, Instituto Politécnico Nacional), Juan Gabriel Molina Zavaleta (0000-0001-6547-7131, Instituto Politécnico Nacional)
Year2012
Volume33
Issue2
Publication date2012-08-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePythagoras (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1012-2346 • E-ISSN: 2223-7895
PublisherAOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.4102/pythagoras.v33i2.164
OpenAlexW1966793251
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

This article reports the results of a literature review focused on identifying the links between mathematics education and democracy. The review is based on the analysis of a collection of manuscripts produced in different regions of the world. The analysis of these articles focuses on six aspects, namely, (1) definitions of democracy used in these texts, (2) identified links between mathematics education and democracy, (3) suggested strategies to foster a democratic competence in mathematics students (4) tensions and difficulties inherent in mathematical education for democracy, (5) the fundamental role of the teacher in the implementation of democratic education and (6) selected criticisms of mathematical education for democracy. The main contributions of this article are to provide the reader with an overview of the literature related to mathematics education and democracy, and to highlight some of the theoretical and empirical topics that are necessary to further development within this research area.

Competence (human resources) · Democracy · Democratic Theory · Mathematics education · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Mathematics · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Political theory and Gramsci · Psychology · Social Psychology

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