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Download full textWhitten, Damon – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2013
This paper explores how beliefs about mathematics may influence low-achieving adults' re-engagement with mathematics in the tertiary sector. Adult learners who have problematic mathematical histories often hold negative beliefs about the nature of mathematics and how it is learned. In New Zealand these adults are often required to re-engage in…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Mathematics, Low Achievement, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedOgden, Jenni A.; Von Sturmer, Guy – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Examined the emotional strategies people use and their psychological consequences. Adults (N=270 and 329) were classified into emotional strategy groups. Suppressed emotives had a significantly higher score on the Complaint Questionnaire than emotive and nonemotive groups, suggesting neurotic tendencies. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Coping, Emotional Adjustment
