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ERIC Number: EJ602434
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
To Know or Not To Know--Mathematics, That Is a Question of Context.
Wedege, Tine
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v39 n1-3 p205-27 1999
Illustrates and discusses two analytic concepts--situated learning and habitus--and their suitability for analyzing adults' knowing or not-knowing mathematics in different situation contexts by interpreting a 75-year-old woman's account of her life concerning her attitudes toward mathematics. (Contains 40 references.) (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Mathematics Education, Relevance (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Situated Learning
Note: Theme issue: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Context.