Culturally relevant mathematics in rural contexts

Literature review 2014-2024

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https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2026.33.19925

Keywords:

mathematics and culture, mathematics education, rural education

Abstract

This study seeks to understand how culture is incorporated into mathematics teaching in rural educational contexts. Research from the Web of Science, Scopus, SciELO, and Google Scholar databases was collected from the period 2014–2024. A total of 537 articles were found and reviewed according to exclusion criteria. Thirteen articles were selected and analyzed using Atlas.ti 9 software with a grounded theory design. Five categories were developed: mathematics and diversity, approaches to mathematics teaching in rural contexts, considerations between context and mathematics teaching, contributions of mathematics teaching with cultural approaches, and curricular tensions. Among the findings are the importance of valuing community knowledge in the mathematics classroom, the need for teacher training to incorporate and value cultural elements, the complementarity of approaches that problematize the teaching of mathematics in rural contexts, the importance of linking context to understanding and inequality in rural territories, the importance of designing mathematics classes based on the contributions mentioned, and the need to build a rural mathematics education.

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Author Biography

  • Reina San Martín Aedo, Temuco Catholic University

    Estudiante de doctorado del Doctorado en Educación en Consorcio de la Universidad Católica de Temuco, Magíster en Educación Matemática, docente de la carrera de Pedagogía en Educación Básica con Mención.

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San Martín Aedo, R. (2026). Culturally relevant mathematics in rural contexts: Literature review 2014-2024. Prometeica - Journal of Philosophy and Science, 33, e19925 (1-23). https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2026.33.19925