Numeracy as a Basic Qualification in Semi-Skilled Jobs

Numeracy as a Basic Qualification in Semi-Skilled Jobs

Presents and discusses numeracy as an everyday competence in which mathematics is an integrated but identifiable part. Describes differences between numeracy at work and mathematics in school from the study of semi-skilled workers' tasks and functions. Outlines possible consequences for adult v...

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Veröffentlicht in:For the learning of mathematics 2002-11, Vol.22 (3), p.23-28
1. Verfasser: Wedege, Tine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult Education
Adult vocational education
Competence
Curriculum Development
Denmark
Employee qualifications
Foreign Countries
Job Skills
Labor markets
Mathematical knowledge
Mathematics Education
Numeracy
Semiskilled workers
Vocational Education
Workplaces
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Zusammenfassung:Presents and discusses numeracy as an everyday competence in which mathematics is an integrated but identifiable part. Describes differences between numeracy at work and mathematics in school from the study of semi-skilled workers' tasks and functions. Outlines possible consequences for adult vocational education. (KHR)
ISSN:0228-0671