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McPhail, Graham J. – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2017
There is no doubt cultural and technological changes in the late 20th century and beyond have had profound effects on what counts as knowledge and what knowledge counts both at school and at university. This paper considers some implications of a disjuncture identified by Gould ("The New Zealand Herald," 2010) between the curricula and…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Knowledge Level
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Parnell, Sheena; Statham, Moira – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2007
The University of Auckland offers a one-year pre-degree Tertiary Foundation Certificate (TFC) Programme, for up to 200 students who are under-prepared for university study. The students may come straight from school without having gained a university entrance qualification, or they may be students returning to education who lack the confidence to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes, College Mathematics, College Preparation