Adults, mathematics, and work : : from research into practice / / by John J. Keogh, Theresa Maguire, and John O'Donoghue.
Adults use mathematics extensively in work even though they may deny it or dismiss their numerate behaviour as common sense. Their capacity for mathematics is invisible to them and confirms their ‘non-maths person’ self-perception, which has negative consequences for their life choices. In Adults, M...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill, Sense,, [2018] |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword / Diana Coben
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures and Tables
- Introduction
- Adults Using Mathematics in the Workplace
- Identifying and Measuring Mathematics Invisibility in the Workplace
- Broadening the Scope
- Job Shadowing
- From Research into Practice
- Back Matter
- National Survey of People at Work in Ireland
- REFERENCES.