EXTENDING GEOMETRICAL THINKING FOR EDUCATION IN SITUATIONS OF CRISIS.

In this paper, the application of Mathematics in the Ethiopian current sociopolitical scenario is sought. The research can be aligned to the socio-political dimension of mathematics education. In this regard, Situational Analysis is employed as a method of inquiry in order to investigate issues like: how can an education in situations of crisis be strategically planned? Among the values of Mathematics is problem solving. Let us pose this: since Ethiopia's plateaus had contributed to the inception of Geometry in the antiquity, what does Geometry contribute to Ethiopia's socio-economic challenges? Desk review was mainly employed for gathering information. Taking an Ubuntu paradigm, a topological viewpoint and geometrical perspectives are sought to reveal durable solutions. The education system has to give opportunities for students to develop these perspectives and apply such methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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