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Mathematics and Schooling

SCHOOL OR COLLEGE MATHEMATICS AND WORKPLACE PRACTICE: AN ACTIVITY THEORY PERSPECTIVE

J.S. Williams Centre for Mathematics Education, University of Manchester,
,
G.D. Wake Centre for Mathematics Education, University of Manchester,
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N.C. Boreham Centre for Mathematics Education, University of Manchester,
Pages 69-83 | Published online: 14 Apr 2008

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Nathalie J. van der Wal, Arthur Bakker & Paul Drijvers. (2017) Which Techno-mathematical Literacies Are Essential for Future Engineers?. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 15:S1, pages 87-104.
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Kamila Jooganah & Julian S. Williams. (2016) Contradictions between and within school and university activity systems helping to explain students’ difficulty with advanced mathematics. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications 35:3, pages 159-171.
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Chrissavgi Triantafillou & Despina Potari. (2014) Revisiting the place value concept in the workplace context: the issue of transfer development. Educational Studies in Mathematics 86:3, pages 337-358.
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Wolff-Michael Roth & Shelby Temple. (2014) On understanding variability in data: a study of graph interpretation in an advanced experimental biology laboratory. Educational Studies in Mathematics 86:3, pages 359-376.
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Geoff Wake. (2014) Making sense of and with mathematics: the interface between academic mathematics and mathematics in practice. Educational Studies in Mathematics 86:2, pages 271-290.
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Lionel LaCroix. (2014) Learning to see pipes mathematically: preapprentices’ mathematical activity in pipe trades training. Educational Studies in Mathematics 86:2, pages 157-176.
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Pier A. Junor Clarke & Janice B. Fournillier. (2012) Action research, pedagogy, and activity theory: Tools facilitating two instructors' interpretations of the professional development of four preservice teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education 28:5, pages 649-660.
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julian williams & geoff wake. (2006) Metaphors and Models in Translation Between College and Workplace Mathematics. Educational Studies in Mathematics 64:3, pages 345-371.
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Julian Williams & Geoff Wake. (2006) Black Boxes in Workplace Mathematics. Educational Studies in Mathematics 64:3, pages 317-343.
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