Adults, mathematics and work :
from research into practice /
by John J. Keogh, Theresa Maguire and John O'Donoghue.
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| Summary: | "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, Mathematics and Work, the authors tackle and explain a number of paradoxes related to the curious relationship between adults and mathematics. It operationalises the benefits of workplace doctoral research by providing a set of the tools to review this mistaken self-perception in order to make workers' abilities available for development. It also provides a systematic way of uncovering and recognising informal and non-formal learning to support employability and re-employability in an increasingly fluid work-landscape."-- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston :
Brill Sense,
[2018]
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-174). Physical description: xv, 174 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm more |
| ISBN: | 9789004381742 9004381740 9789004381759 9004381759 |
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