Um Estudo Sobre a Educação Financeira com o Viés da Educação Matemática Crítica

Abstract

The present study was conducted with a 2nd-year high school class at a state public school in the municipality of Bagé-RS. Recognizing that Financial Education is an increasingly recurrent theme in our society due to the need for people to develop a better understanding of personal finances, we understand that this knowledge becomes essential in making decisions related to investments and financial planning for both long and short-term. Therefore, the general objective of this research was to explore the importance of Critical Mathematical Education in Financial Education, highlighting how this approach can help develop students' understanding of personal finances through the creation and application of a didactic sequence to work on concepts related to Financial Education aligned with the New High School tracks and Critical Mathematical Education (CME). Among the specific objectives are: to assess the effectiveness of didactic strategies to promote financial education from the perspective of critical mathematical education; to develop and implement a pedagogical intervention proposal for financial education and critical mathematics; and to enable a deeper and more reflective understanding of financial concepts and their implications in students' lives. This research has a qualitative exploratory nature, and for this work, the Participatory Observation approach was chosen. The application of Critical Mathematical Education in this context proved to be a valuable tool for going beyond traditional approaches, challenging previous conceptions, and promoting a deeper understanding of the mathematical relationships underlying financial decisions.