Teaching mathematics for social justice: The challenges and the prospects in the Ghanaian senior high schools

Seth Amoako Atta; Ebenezer Bonyah

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Seth Amoako Atta ¹ ^* , Ebenezer Bonyah ¹

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¹ Department of Mathematics, AAMUSTED, Kumasi, GHANA^* Corresponding Author

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The study aimed to explore the prospects and challenges of teaching mathematics for social justice at Ghanaian senior high schools (SHSs). A non-random sample of seven respondents, including two experienced mathematics educators and five SHS students, were interviewed and analyzed qualitatively using thematic analysis. The analysis revealed seven themes: individual differences, students’ mathematics interests, participatory lessons, extracurriculars, non-interactive teaching, technology use, and cultural diversity. These thematic findings are related to technical, practical, and emancipatory knowledge constituent interests in schools and Ghanaian social, cultural, and historical settings. A teacher should utilize egalitarian pedagogy so that the students will gain practical and emancipatory skills.

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ethnomathematics
social justice
critical pedagogy
critical thinking
problem-solving skills
egalitarian pedagogy

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Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2023, Article No: em033

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Atta, S. A., & Bonyah, E. (2023). Teaching mathematics for social justice: The challenges and the prospects in the Ghanaian senior high schools. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, 3(1), em033. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13082

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Atta SA, Bonyah E. Teaching mathematics for social justice: The challenges and the prospects in the Ghanaian senior high schools. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher. 2023;3(1):em033. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13082

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Atta SA, Bonyah E. Teaching mathematics for social justice: The challenges and the prospects in the Ghanaian senior high schools. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher. 2023;3(1), em033. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13082

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Atta, Seth Amoako, and Ebenezer Bonyah. "Teaching mathematics for social justice: The challenges and the prospects in the Ghanaian senior high schools". Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher 2023 3 no. 1 (2023): em033. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13082

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Atta, S. A., and Bonyah, E. (2023). Teaching mathematics for social justice: The challenges and the prospects in the Ghanaian senior high schools. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, 3(1), em033. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13082

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Atta, Seth Amoako et al. "Teaching mathematics for social justice: The challenges and the prospects in the Ghanaian senior high schools". Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, vol. 3, no. 1, 2023, em033. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/13082