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Peer reviewedNesbit, Tom – Adult Basic Education, 1996
Surveys of the math attitudes of adult basic education teachers and learners, interviews with 8 teachers and 15 learners, and 85 hours of ethnographic observations led to these findings: teaching decisions are minimally influenced by learners; teacher-centered approaches prevail; math instruction is similar to inculcation; teachers and textbooks…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Mathematics Education, Observation
