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 …

To support industries to be at the cutting edge, the VET system must prepare workers
appropriately through recognition of the critical importance of mathematics which operates in …

The paper draws upon empirical material from a two year qualitative research project. The
paper briefly outlines the key research questions, research design and data collection …

The aim of this thesis is to investigate mathematics in the context of Swedish extended
education, namely, school-age educare. The research builds on investigating and …

The main purpose of this study is to describe and give a structure of conceptions of
mathematical education from the actors' perspectives. The significance of these structures is …

One of the challenges facing adult and vocational education is to build a critically conscious
society. In FitzSimons (1999/2000) I interrogate some of the many valueladen influences …

In this study, pupils' and students' conceptions of the school subject Mathematics are
analysed. The ability to describe what takes place in teaching contexts is of importance in …

In this chapter, we present a framework for the design of and research on collaborative
teaching. We will address aspects which concern the institutional framing of teaching, as …

Students in vocational education in Norway take a compulsory mathematics course in the
first year of their programme. This course offers opportunities for engaging with mathematics …

Many pupils do not find mathematics meaningful. In an attempt to address this issue, recent
curriculum reforms have made an effort to forge a stronger connection between school …