Student (dis) engagement in mathematics (original) (raw)

AARE 2008 International Education Conference Brisbane: Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, 2008

Abstract

The mathematical sciences are fundamental to the well-being of all nations. They drive the data analysis, forecasting, modelling, decision-making, management, design and technological principles that underpin every sector of modern enterprise. Mathematics is the foremost enabling science which underpins research, development and innovation in every aspect of society, from business and science through to health and national security (Australian Academy of Science, 2006; 18). The importance of a supply of capable ...

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