%0 Journal Article
%T Critical Mathematics Education: Recognizing the Ethical Dimension of Problem Solving
%A Elizabeth de Freitas
%J International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education
%D 2008
%I Gokkusagi Ltd.
%X In this paper, I examine the notion of ¡®real life¡¯ mathematical applications as possible sites for ethical reflection in school mathematics. I discuss problems with the ¡®real¡¯ in mathematics education, and show how these problems are often based on faulty cognitive theories of knowledge transfer. I then consider alternative visions of mathematical application and suggest that attention to classroom discourse and the craft of mathematics offer ways of introducing the ethical into school mathematics.
%K Application
%K Ethics
%K Social Justice
%K Critical Mathematics Education
%U http://www.iejme.com/022008/d1.pdf