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• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Street, Brian (Editor), Baker, Dave (Editor), Tomlin, Alison (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Subjects: Education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Teaching.; Mathematics Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.

The book aims to further understanding of why some pupils have low achievement in numeracy in the school context. The authors aim to achieve this by a relatively original view that focuses on numeracy as a social practice. They report on their investigations into the meanings and uses of numeracy in...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Margaret Brown: The Leverhulme Numeracy Programme
• The Context: Section Introduction. Introduction: The research aims and synopsis of book
• Explanations for low achievement; class, poverty, ethnicity
• Theory and Methodology: Section Introduction
• Theoretical Positions: A ‘social practice’ approach to numeracy; Numeracy events and practices
• Methodology: Exploring the relationship between home and school; domains and sites, case studies and critical incidents
• Case Studies: Section Introduction
• Children: a Seth (Mo)b Kim (Ta) c Antonia (Ro)
• Schools a Mountford b Tarnside c Rowan
• Themes: Section Introduction
• Numeracy Practices at School: Engagement, Coded Questions and Switching
• Numeracy Practices at home: Cultural resources
• Numeracy Practices: relations of Home and School
• Conclusion: Explanations for Low achievement
• Implications for Practice, Policy and Research.