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

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Author:   A. Bessot ,  J. Ridgway
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   24
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.559kg
ISBN:  

9789048156009

ISBN 10:   9048156009
Pages:   265
Publication Date:   14 March 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Mathematical Knowledge in School and at Work.- Preface.- The Transfer of Mathematics Learning From School to Work Not Straightforward But Not Impossible Either!.- Working Knowledge: Mathematics in Use.- Forms of Mathematical Knowledge Relating to Measurement in Vocational Training for the Building Industry.- The Integration of Mathematics into Vocational Courses.- Mathematical Means and Models from Vocational Contexts.- Bringing School and Workplace Together.- Preface.- Working Mathematics for Learners with Lower Abilities.- Classroom Teachers Doing Research in the Workplace.- Making Authentic Mathematics Work for All Students.- Mathematics Knowledge as a Vocational Qualification.- Educating Future Workers.- Preface.- Geometry at Work.- Teaching Mathematics to Shop-Assistant Apprentices Exploring Content and Didactical Situations.- Developing a New Mathematics Crriculum for Post-Compulsory Education.- Research Methods for Mathematics at Work.- Preface.- The Mathematical Needs of Engineering Apprentices.- Identification of some Mathematical needs Linked to the Use of Mathematics at work.- Ethnography and the Situatedness of Workplace Numeracy.- Visibility of Mathematical Objects Present in Professional Practice.- Conclusion.

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