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dc.contributor.authorJorgensen, Robyn
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:09:08Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:09:08Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2011-09-12T06:49:57Z
dc.identifier.issn00131954
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10649-010-9267-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/39593
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a case study of contemporary retail industry and the ways in which young workers participate in that field. Public perceptions of low numeracy among young people provided the catalyst for the study. Drawing on a mixed-method approach involving survey, case studies, stimulated recall, observations, and interviews, it was found that young workers approach their numeracy in ways that have been shaped by their experiences, in particular, digital experiences. In contrast, older generations hold different views of young people's numeracy levels and skills, often perceiving them as poor and deficit. The study challenges the orthodoxy of older generations and argues that young workers have developed new ways of working, which align strongly with the postindustrial workplace. As a result, there are considerable tensions between the generations which need to be considered. The paper uses the work of Bourdieu and draws on his notions of habitus, field, and capital to theorize the outcomes.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom87
dc.relation.ispartofpageto100
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEducational Studies in Mathematics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume76
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther Mathematical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1302
dc.titleYoung workers and their dispositions towards mathematics: tensions of a mathematical habitus in the retail industry
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Education and Professional Studies
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Springer Netherlands. This is an electronic version of an article published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 76, Number 1, 87-100. Educational Studies in Mathematics is available online at: http://www.springerlink.com/ with the open URL of your article.
gro.date.issued2011
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gro.griffith.authorJorgensen, Robyn L.


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