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Why do some school students struggle at numeracy? Here, the authors tackle this question in an original way, by focusing on numeracy as social practice. They report their findings using ethnographic-style approaches including formal and informal interviews.
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"Navigating Numeracies: Home/School Numeracy Practices is an informative and highly recommendable work. a ] Street, Baker, and Tomlin through their detailed and multi-year ethnographic methods and analysis, have provided the reader with a unique and meaningful perspective on the realities of the home/school connection. Their conclusions and reflections will be of significant import and interest to those involved with classroom instruction, administration, and policy writing, as well as to caregivers in general a ] ." (Daniel H. Jarvis, International Review of Education, Vol. 53, 2007)