Broadly speaking, Social Justice Mathematics (SJM) aims to use dominant mathematics to analyze injustices and interrogate systems of oppression to take action toward justice, like Freire (1970) refers to reading and writing the world (Gutstein, 2006). Students' mathematical analyses can motivate them to take action, or students' understanding of injustices can motivate them to learn the dominant mathematics to further interrogate inequities and organize for action. I have theorized three dimensions of SJM that refer to (a) critical pedagogical goals, or the social justice goals and actions to work toward equity and justice, (b) dominant pedagogical goals, or the school mathematics learning goals, as described by state standards, textbooks, exams, etc., and (c) affective pedagogical goals, where students feel that their emotions and well-being are cared for, where students have opportunities to process emotions related to dominant mathematics (e.g., developing confidence with school mathematics), and opportunities to identify and process emotions to take action (e.g., leveraging anger, empathy, etc. for action) (Kokka, 2022).
This website offers resources for mathematics educators interested in using justice-oriented pedagogies (e.g., Social Justice Mathematics) and offers information about an ongoing research project. Thanks for visiting!
To cite this website: Kokka, K. (2023). Social Justice Mathematics (and Science) Curricular Resources for K-12 Teachers. Partnering with Teachers and Students to Engage in Mathematical Inquiry about Relevant Social Issues. www.mathsocialissues.com.
This research project is supported with funding from the National Science Foundation DRK-12 Program (Award #2242654). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF. COPYRIGHT © 2023 MATH SOCIAL ISSUES - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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