Teaching mathematics for spatial justice: Beyond a victory narrative

Laurie H. Rubel; Maren Hall-Wieckert; Vivian Y. Lim

doi:10.17763/1943-5045-86.4.556

Teaching mathematics for spatial justice: Beyond a victory narrative

Laurie H. Rubel, Maren Hall-Wieckert, Vivian Y. Lim

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In this reflective essay, Laurie H. Rubel, Maren Hall-Wieckert, and Vivian Y. Lim present a design heuristic for teaching mathematics for spatial justice (TMSpJ) based on their development of two curricular modules, one about the state lottery and the other about financial services in a city. Spatial tools, including data visualizations on maps and participatory mapping, were designed for youth to examine spatial injustices in these systems. The authors' findings report reflections about supporting students to "read and write the world with mathematics" (Freire & Macedo, 1987; Gutstein, 2003). These reflections inform an expanded design heuristic for TMSpJ.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	556-579
Number of pages	24
Journal	Harvard Educational Review
Volume	86
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17763/1943-5045-86.4.556
State	Published - 1 Dec 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Maps
Mathematics education
Neighborhoods
Place-based education
Social justice
Spatial justice

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Education

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