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Significance of troika of adult learners, lifelong learning, and mathematics is described.
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Significance of troika of adult learners, lifelong learning, and mathematics is described;
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Summarization of the results of a literature review and examination of journal articles indexed as “adult mathematics education” are presented;
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Recent developments in adult mathematics/numeracy in terms of policy and provision and some of the paradoxes and tensions are discussed;
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A number of very useful and pertinent questions regarding adult learning mathematics are raised;
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Five potential strategies for promotion of lifelong learning of mathematics among adult learners are put forward.
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Safford-Ramus, K., Misra, P.K., Maguire, T. (2016). Summary and Looking Ahead. In: The Troika of Adult Learners, Lifelong Learning, and Mathematics. ICME-13 Topical Surveys. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32808-9_3
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