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50 Years of ERIC
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Numeracy and Australian Workplaces: Findings and Implications
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FitzSimons, Gail E. – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2005
Numeracy in the workplace is much more complex than the simple application of mathematical knowledge and skills learned in school or vocational education. Although the knowledge and skills developed in compulsory education or in formal adult and vocational education and training courses play a foundational role, they are inevitably transformed…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Numeracy, Mathematics Education, Compulsory Education
Vocational Mathematics for Senior School Students.
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FitzSimons, Gail E. – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 1998
Traces the history of vocationalism in education and differentiates between competency-based education and training and the Key Competencies. Highlights recent developments in mathematics for the vocational education and training sector. Addresses the concept of vocationalism in schools and some issues associated with the implementation of…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational History, Grade 12, High Schools