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Irish Educational Studies Volume 40, 2021 - Issue 2: COVID-19 and Education: Positioning the Pandemic; Facing the Future. Guest Editors: Tony Hall, Delma Byrne, Audrey Bryan, Karl Kitching, Déirdre Ní Chróinín, Catriona O'Toole and Joan Addley
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How Covid-19 has reinforced the importance of a numerate society

Kathy O'Sullivana School of Education, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Niamh O'Mearab EPISTEM, School of Education, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-2783View further author information
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Merrilyn Goosb EPISTEM, School of Education, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandView further author information
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Pages 341-347 | Received 28 Feb 2021, Accepted 07 Apr 2021, Published online: 05 May 2021

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