Open AccessSocial justice in mathematics education for sustainable development
Author(s) -
S. Mawarti,
Elah Nurlaelah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1521/3/032094
Subject(s) - sustainable development , social justice , economic justice , political science , mathematics education , reform mathematics , education for sustainable development , connected mathematics , sociology , engineering ethics , pedagogy , social science , mathematics , engineering , law
This article aims to examine the importance of social justice in mathematics education for sustainable development. One of the seventeen targets in Sustainable Development Goals is justice, peace, and strong institution. Mathematics education is a vital element for realizing sustainable development. Mathematics is very powerful to create a world. Because of that, social justice in mathematics education plays an important role in realizing sustainable development. This article discuss about the importance of social justice in mathematics education and how to integrate social justice in mathematics education can support the realization of sustainable development. The method of this study was a study literature sources that relevant to social justice in mathematics education for sustainable development. After studying the literature, we recommend for teacher to integrate social justice in teaching mathematics.