Mathematics Teaching in the Neoliberal Context

contributions of Historical-Critical Pedagogy

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/1981-416X.26.088.DS14EN

Keywords:

Critical Mathematics Education, Ethnomathematics, Postmodernism, Neoliberalism, Pedagogia Histórico-crítica

Abstract

The present text seeks to present the contributions of Historical-Critical Pedagogy to the teaching of Mathematics, which surpass the multiculturalist and pseudo-critical theoretical frameworks of the postmodern agenda, identified in the two main research trends within the field of Mathematics Education: Ethnomathematics and Critical Mathematics Education. This is a bibliographic study that considers the main references of both approaches. Therefore, we begin with an analysis of the ideas of Ubiratan D’Ambrosio and Ole Skovsmose, without losing sight of the assumptions that shaped the development of these two trends. We conclude that their considerations on the educational process reveal their adherence to capitalism as a historical project of society and, consequently, the ineffectiveness of their formulations in favor of social transformation. In contrast to these limitations, this study presents an overview of the theoretical foundations and principles of Historical-Critical Pedagogy, emphasizing its counter-hegemonic possibilities for the teaching of Mathematics. Based on the contributions of Giardinetto (1999; 2021; 2023) and grounded in Marxist and Marxian theory, it advocates for a mathematics education oriented toward the interests of the working class, committed to critical formation, the understanding of social contradictions, and the effective transformation of reality, reaffirming the social role of the school as the institution responsible for the socialization of humanity’s accumulated knowledge.

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Translation

This article is a translation in English of the article:  Ensino de Matemática no contexto neoliberal

Author Biographies

Beatriz Mamede de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Master's degree in Education from the Graduate Program in Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Member of the Coletivo de Estudos em Marxismo e Educação (COLEMARX).

Bruno Gawryszewski, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Professor da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação (PPGE-UFRJ). Doutor em Educação pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação (PPGE-UFRJ). Integrante do Coletivo de Estudos em Marxismo e Educação (COLEMARX).

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Published

2026-03-26

How to Cite

Oliveira, B. M. de, & Gawryszewski, B. (2026). Mathematics Teaching in the Neoliberal Context: contributions of Historical-Critical Pedagogy. Revista Diálogo Educacional, 26(88), p. 374–388. https://doi.org/10.7213/1981-416X.26.088.DS14EN