Birds–Dead and Deadly: Why Numeracy Needs to Address Social Construction
Sociologists use the term social construction to refer to the processes by which people assign meaning to their world. This paper argues that numeracy education needs to address social construction. In particular, thinking critically about the statistics the news media report regarding social issues...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Numeracy Network
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Numeracy |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.1.1.6 |