Philosophy of mathematics education for sustainable development

Abstract

This article aims to examine the philosophy of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) especially on mathematics education. This study is important because education is a key element in realizing quality Sustainable Development (SD) implementation. Mathematics is the key to other fields of science. Therefore, mathematics education plays an important role in realizing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This article will outline the importance of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), philosophy and psychological studies of knowledge, Skills, Issues, perspective, and Value as an important aspect of Sustainable Development (SD), and how mathematics education can support the realization of Sustainable Development objectives. The method used is a study of literature sources relevant to Education for Sustainable Education (ESD). After studying this literature, it will be designed a competency-based mathematics competence Education for Sustainable Education (ESD), then provide training and knowledge to students as research subjects to be able to design a mathematical competency-based evaluation instrument that has been designed, then qualitatively analyzed the results of the instrument evaluation, in terms of creative thinking ability. It is expected that through this program will be obtained a strategic guide in designing evaluation instruments based on Education for Sustainable Education (ESD).