Research
Thinking beyond numbers: Learning numeracy for the future workplace
- Item:
- 1795
- Title:
- Thinking beyond numbers: Learning numeracy for the future workplace
- Authors:
- Beth Marr, Jan Hagston
- Publication date:
- 7 September 2007
- Type:
- Research report
- Themes:
- Teaching and learning > Literacy/numeracy > General
- Industry and employers > Existing workers > General
- Industry and employers > Training within the enterprise > General
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Existing workers
- ISBN:
- 978 1 921170 98 0 print; 978 1 921170 03 4 web
The use, learning and transfer of workplace numeracy skills, as well as current understandings of the term numeracy, are examined in this study. It also highlights the importance of numeracy as an essential workplace skill. The report challenges the training system and training organisations to provide numeracy training which makes links directly to workplace contexts as well as to mathematical concepts.
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