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ERIC Number: EJ578792
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1441-0559
Numeracy as Social Practice.
Baker, Dave
Literacy and Numeracy Studies, v8 n1 p37-51 1998
Numeracy involves a set of social practices situated within a particular culture and ideology. The concept has implications for definition of math standards. A social practice approach to adult numeracy in South Africa is recommended. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Foreign Countries, Numeracy, Social Influences, Sociocultural Patterns
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Situated Learning; South Africa