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More... or Less? Towards a Critical Pedagogy of Adult Numeracy
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Ackland, Aileen – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2014
The development of socio-cultural understandings of mathematics combined with policy interest in adult numeracy as a result of international studies, which compare skill levels in different countries, have impacted adult education practice in recent years. In Scotland, a "social practice approach" is espoused and adult numeracy tutors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Numeracy