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Education for Mathematics in the Workplace

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Editors:
  1. Annie Bessot

    1. Laboratoire Leibniz, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France

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  2. Jim Ridgway

    1. School of Education, University of Durham, UK

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Part of the book series: Mathematics Education Library (MELI, volume 24)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  3. Bringing School and Workplace Together

    1. Preface

      • Susan L. Forman, Lynn Arthur Steen
      Pages 83-86

    2. Working Mathematics for Learners with Lower Abilities

      • Pieter Van Der Zwaart
      Pages 87-100

    3. Classroom Teachers Doing Research in the Workplace

      • John Hogan, Will Morony
      Pages 101-113

    4. Making Authentic Mathematics Work for All Students

      • Susan L. Forman, Lynn Arthur Steen
      Pages 115-126

    5. Mathematics Knowledge as a Vocational Qualification

      • Tine Wedege
      Pages 127-136

  4. Educating Future Workers

    1. Preface

      • Julian Williams
      Pages 139-141

    2. Geometry at Work

      • Annie Bessot
      Pages 143-157

    3. Teaching Mathematics to Shop-Assistant Apprentices Exploring Content and Didactical Situations

      • Corinne Hahn
      Pages 159-165

    4. Developing a New Mathematics Crriculum for Post-Compulsory Education

      • Geoff Wake, Julian Williams
      Pages 167-180

  5. Research Methods for Mathematics at Work

    1. Preface

      • Robyn Zevenbergen
      Pages 183-187

    2. The Mathematical Needs of Engineering Apprentices

      • Jim Ridgway
      Pages 189-197

    3. Identification of some Mathematical needs Linked to the Use of Mathematics at work

      • Alain Mercier
      Pages 199-208

    4. Ethnography and the Situatedness of Workplace Numeracy

      • Robyn Zevenbergen
      Pages 209-224
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Keywords

About this book

Everyone concerned with vocational education, everyone interested in cultural and cognitive aspects of mathematics

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire Leibniz, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France

    Annie Bessot

  • School of Education, University of Durham, UK

    Jim Ridgway

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Education for Mathematics in the Workplace

  • Editors: Annie Bessot, Jim Ridgway

  • Series Title: Mathematics Education Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47226-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6663-8Published: 31 December 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5600-9Published: 14 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-47226-8Published: 11 April 2006

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4921

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-983X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 265

  • Topics: Mathematics Education, Cognitive Psychology, Anthropology

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