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What Mathematics Do Adults Really Do in Everyday Life?

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avondale-bepress.context-key2496007
avondale-bepress.submission-pathedu_papers/25
avondale.affiliateNorthcote, Maria; 0000-0002-6375-9669
avondale.departmentChristian Education Research Centre
avondale.facultyEducation
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorMcIntosh, Alistair
dc.contributor.authorNorthcote, Maria T.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:22:07Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:22:07Z
dc.date.issued1999-01-01
dc.date.submitted2012-02-05T19:49:46Z
dc.description.abstract<p>A description of the Saucer Project at the Edith Cowan University is presented. The project is designed to find out what types of mathematical calculations adults do in their ordinary lives.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Northcote, M., & McIntosh, A. (1999). What mathematics do adults really do in everyday life? <em>Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 4</em>(1), 19-21.</p>
dc.identifier.issn1326-0286
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/02496007
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This article was originally published as:</p> <p>Northcote, M., & McIntosh, A. (1999). What mathematics do adults really do in everyday life? <em>Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 4</em>(1), 19-21.</p><p>ISSN:1326-0286 </p>
dc.relation.ispartofAustralian Primary Mathematics Classroom
dc.rights<p>The journal article may be accessed from the publisher<a href="http://www.aamt.edu.au/Publications-and-statements/Journals/Journals-Index/Australian-Primary-Mathematics-Classroom"> here</a></p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale College may access this article via a library PRIMO search <a href="http://www.avondale.edu.au/library">here.</a></p>
dc.subjectTeaching primary mathematics
dc.subjectadult attitudes to mathematics
dc.subjectSAUCER project
dc.subjectreal life mathematics
dc.titleWhat Mathematics Do Adults Really Do in Everyday Life?
dc.typeJournal Article

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