Contemporary Research in Adult and Lifelong Learning of Mathematics

This book is a selection of 15 papers developed by participants in ICME 13 held in Hamburg , presenting insights from the latest research on the andragogy of adult and lifelong learning of mathematics. It also investigates open questions, such as numeracy and mathematics skills, social and psychological influences on learning environments, as well as economic and political demands.  The chapters offer examples, while at the same time highlighting important directions for further research. The book is divided into four parts: The first section provides an overview on the concept of 'numeracy', and the second focuses on adult students who are learning mathematics; the third part presents a teachers' focus and the final part covers overarching themes. 

The book is of interest to classroom teachers, university teacher educators, and professional development providers.

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Introduction

Part I Adult Numeracy

Chapter 1: Defining adult & numeracy an academic and political investigation / David Kaye

Chapter 2: Mathematics education and adult learners in Ireland / John O'Donoghue

Chapter 3: Thinking about relations between adults learning mathematics and reality / Juergen Maasz

Chapter 4: Scoping the development of a measure of adults' numeracy (and literacy) practices /

Diana Coben and Anne Alkema

Part II

Chapter 5: Adults' conception of multiplicationInvestigating changes along studies / Andrea Maffia, Maria Alessandra Mariotti

Chapter 6: Toward mathematics education for adults in Korea / Eun Young Cho and Rae Young Kim

Chapter 7: Mathematical explorations in the adult classroom / R. Ramanujam

Chapter 8: Parents' training in mathematics: a societal awareness study / Zekiye Morkoyunlu, Alper Cihan Konyalolu, and Solmaz Damla Gedik

Part III

Chapter 9: Mathematics in youth and adult education: a practice under construction / Neomar Lacerda da Silva and Maria Elizabete Souza Couto

Chapter 10: I've never cooked with my maths teacher: Moving beyond perceived dualities in mathematical belief research by focusing on adult education / Sonja Beeli-Zimmermann

Chapter 11: Maths eyes a concept with potential to support adult lifelong mathematics eucation / Terry Maguire and Aoife M. Smith

Chapter 12: Danish approaches for adults learning mathematics as means for labour market and/or for bildung? / Lena Lindenskov

Part IV

Chapter 13: A tale of two journeys / Barbara Miller-Reilly and Charles O'Brien

Chapter 14: Lifelong Mathematics Learning for Adult Learners and Open Educational Resources / Pradeep Kumar Misra

Chapter 15: Learning from Research, Advancing the Field / Professor Dr. Katherine Safford-Ramus

Conclusions and Looking Ahead / Juergen Maasz