The Roles of Mathematics in Teaching for Social Justice: A Framework for the College Classroom

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  In Roundtable Session: Faculty Issues 3 (Table 35)

Abstract

Recently, there has been an increase in scholarship about applications of mathematics to social justice in the college classroom. While this work has provided many excellent examples of teaching mathematics for social justice, we sought to build a conceptual framework that could help guide instructors in their own pedagogical designs. To build such a framework, we use Black feminist scholar Patricia Hill Collins’ (2000) concept of the matrix of domination and a grounded theory approach to analyze 36 recent articles and book chapters on mathematics education for social justice. Working toward building a framework like ours, we argue, can make a social justice approach to mathematics education more accessible for college instructors across institutions and curricula.

Authors

• Vivian Y. Lim, Guttman Community College - CUNY

• Daniel Libertz, Baruch College - CUNY