Social Justice in Mathematics Education for Sustainable Education
Sela Mawarti (a*), Elah Nurlaelah (b)
a) Mathematics Education, School of Postgraduate Studies, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*selamawarti[at]gmail.com
b) Departement of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Abstract
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 long term global cooperation for Sustainable Development. Education is a vital element for realizing Sustainable Development . Mathematics is mother of science. Because of that, social justice in mathematics education plays an important role in realizing Education for Sustainable Development. This article will outline the importance of social justice in mathematics education and how social justice in mathematics education can support the realization of Sustainable Development objectives. The method used is a study of literature sources relevant to social justice in mathematics education for Sustainable Development. After studying this literature, we recommend for teacher to implementation sosial justice in teaching mathematics.
Keywords: Social Justice; Mathematics Education; Sustainable Development
Topic: Mathematics Education