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Routledge eBooks, Sep 22, 2022
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
According to recent findings, one adult in five in England today is innumerate ("Wecan't allow pe... more According to recent findings, one adult in five in England today is innumerate ("Wecan't allow people to say 'I'm no good at maths'", Guardian 27/4/2010). The figure is particularly stunning when compared to adult illiteracy rates, which are closer to 1%. As the article remarks, for aperson to admit to illiteracy carries social stigma, whereas many people will not have aproblem in proclaiming that they cannot count, do not have ahead for figures-that they are 'no good at maths'. Numeracy and literacy,both parts of basic education, are notably asymmetrical in terms of prestige, and of the status attached to possessing, or not possessing, them.
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Routledge eBooks, Sep 22, 2022
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
According to recent findings, one adult in five in England today is innumerate ("Wecan't allow pe... more According to recent findings, one adult in five in England today is innumerate ("Wecan't allow people to say 'I'm no good at maths'", Guardian 27/4/2010). The figure is particularly stunning when compared to adult illiteracy rates, which are closer to 1%. As the article remarks, for aperson to admit to illiteracy carries social stigma, whereas many people will not have aproblem in proclaiming that they cannot count, do not have ahead for figures-that they are 'no good at maths'. Numeracy and literacy,both parts of basic education, are notably asymmetrical in terms of prestige, and of the status attached to possessing, or not possessing, them.
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry
Pathways in the Nineteenth-Century British Textile Industry