1994
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.1994.11730608
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Participation and the Mathematics Deterrent

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“…On the basis of data gathered from a national survey of Access courses [18], it became clear that, as with Anderson's work, Access mathematics tutors were succeeding with groups who had low levels of general education and very low levels of earlier achievement and confidence in mathematics. Access courses are targeted at those groups traditionally under-represented in higher education namely women, ethnic minorities, unemployed and those from working class backgrounds.…”
Section: R Benn and R Burtonmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…On the basis of data gathered from a national survey of Access courses [18], it became clear that, as with Anderson's work, Access mathematics tutors were succeeding with groups who had low levels of general education and very low levels of earlier achievement and confidence in mathematics. Access courses are targeted at those groups traditionally under-represented in higher education namely women, ethnic minorities, unemployed and those from working class backgrounds.…”
Section: R Benn and R Burtonmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Fitz-Gibbon (1999) suggests that there are long-term career and earnings implications of 'dropping' mathematics post-16, but longitudinal research on how decisions about maths learning impact on career opportunities later on is needed. Benn & Burton (1994) state that lack of achievement in Maths at school can be a barrier to entry into HE, but that many adults re-entering education (e.g. on Access courses) are motivated to work on their maths and numeracy skills because they have a speci c goal in mind.…”
Section: What Can Be Done To Help Students Experiencing Problems Withmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Negative attitudes and beliefs have been found in school pupils (Burton, 1986;Walden & Walkerdine, 1985;Walkerdine, 1998), adults in post-compulsory education (Benn & Burton, 1994) and undergraduates in the USA (Tobias, 1980;Hembree, 1990) and Israel (Zeidner, 1991). Betz (1978) noted that a considerable proportion of American undergraduates were nervous, uneasy or confused about mathematics.…”
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“…Mathematics is, therefore, powerful and crucial for future citizens (Hoyles & Noss, 2000). However, Benn (1997) reports that the majority of adults have probably had a traumatic school experience with mathematics. Thus, if a real-life problem is thought to involve mathematics, then it can be avoided, and rather than performing school mathematics confidently and competently, various alternative strategies can be employed (Ashcraft & Kirk, 2001).…”
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