Flexible Mathematical Understanding in an Ironworking Apprenticeship Classroom

dc.creator	Lyndon Martin
dc.creator	Lionel LaCroix
dc.creator	Lynda Fownes
dc.date	2011-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:04Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:04Z
dc.identifier	1441-0559
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f65716ead9e8441992230d3000cbb69f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10933
dc.description	The relationship between learning and context has long been an issue of interest and concern in the field of adult mathematics education. In particular, the questions of whether and how learning can be transferred from one context to another, remains a focus of researchers (Lave 1988, Lerman 1999, Evans 2000, Carraher and Scheliemann 2002). In this paper we look at the mathematical understanding of a group of apprentice ironworkers working on a construction task, and explore the flexible nature of their understanding. We consider the ways in which they are able to use quite formal mathematical ideas and operations and make sense of these within the specific context of their trade. Then we discuss how this process is more than one of simple transfer.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Technology, Sydney
dc.relation	http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/lnj/article/view/2026
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1441-0559
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Literacy and Numeracy Studies, Vol 15, Iss 1 (2011)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Flexible Mathematical Understanding in an Ironworking Apprenticeship Classroom
dc.type	article