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ERIC Number: EJ277235
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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How Important Is Learning Mathematics?
Quadling, Douglas A.
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, v12 n4 p411-19 1982
Survival mathematics (necessary for daily living), mathematics for use (necessary for specific jobs), and mathematician's mathematics have a limited place in the curriculum. Children need to develop an appreciation of mathematics in use. In the United Kingdom teachers are using practical projects to develop this appreciation. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Mathematics Education, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom