Mathematics classroom instruction is generally organised around and delivered through
students' activities on mathematical tasks (Doyle, 1988). International comparative studies …

Historically, the relation between school and workplace has rested on paradox. Whereas
many adults expect schools to prepare students for work, most of those who teach in schools …

The idea for this book emerged from discussions at the Research Study Conference 15
organised by the International Commission for Mathematical Instruction. The study focused …

Life in today's world is characterized by complexity and rapid change. Twenty-first century
skills and especially mathematical understanding are supposed to crucially contribute to …

Based on an ongoing larger study the present paper makes an attempt to develop a
framework for characterising the work contexts of school going working students, which …

Mathematics teachers, as well as specialists in other subject-matter areas, are confronted by
the need to assist students in understanding the importance of their subject to different areas …

In this chapter, we explore how mathematics is used and described in work in the context of
investment bank employees, paediatric nurses and commercial pilots. We distinguish the …

Much primary mathematics teachers' work consists of designing, selecting, assigning, and
monitoring learning tasks. This paper uses postmodern perspectives to examine …

The purpose of this study was to explore whether and how students experience mathematics
as an aspect of vocational knowing in the Swedish upper secondary Natural Resource …

The transition from secondary to postsecondary mathematics has been studied from various
angles. Students encounter difficulties in this transition, but the investigation should not only …