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Direct linkSwain, Jon – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2005
This article reports research findings from a 21-month empirical project called "Making Numeracy Teaching Meaningful to Adult Learners," which was funded by the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC). It looks at motivations behind adult learners returning to study numeracy in three FE colleges, and finds…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
