Nowadays, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) play a critical role in
a nation's global competitiveness and prosperity. Thus, there is a need to educate students …

The idea that mathematics is needed for our mundane everyday activities has raised the
question of how people deal with mathematics outside the school walls. Much has been …

This paper attempts to engage the field in a discussion about what mathematics is needed
for students to engage in society, especially with an increase in technology and …

Diversity and mobility in education and work present a paramount challenge that needs
better conceptualization in educational theory. This challenge has been addressed by …

Governments and other stakeholders have become increasingly interested in assessing the
skills of their adult populations in order to monitor how well prepared they are to meet the …

We report a follow-up study on seven arm amputees in whom magnetic source imaging had
originally revealed a strong correlation between the amount of cortical invasion of the …

Advocates who argue for the use of open educational resources (OER) promote the cost
benefits in comparison to traditional course materials, reducing the expense of higher …

Vocational students and beginning professionals typically find it hard to integrate the
mathematics and statistics that they have learned at school with work-related knowledge. To …

Equity has been on the agenda of mathematics education research for at least two decades.
The (first) Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning (Grouws, 1992) …

Cultural‐historical activity theory, an outcrop of socio‐psychological approaches toward
human development, has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past two decades but has yet …