Navigating Numeracies: Home/School Numeracy Practices

by Brian V. Street, Dave Baker, Alison Tomlin

Book Overview

This book aims to further understanding of why some pupils have low achievement in numeracy in the school context. The authors 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 school and home and community contexts, using ethnographic-style approaches, including formal and informal interviews and observations. The book will be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402057067
• ISBN13: 9781402057069
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"