Abstract
Parental involvement in children—s homework is strongly endorsed and encouraged by political and educational policy in the UK. However, involvement in mathematics homework is said to be particularly problematic for parents because of changes to the curriculum since their own schooling, the introduction of multitudinous mathematical strategies at school, and in the case of multicultural communities, an ever-increasing heterogeneity of learning experiences amongst parents. Using the theoretical framework of cultural models and cultural settings this chapter examines the kinds of resources parents use to make sense of their child—s mathematics homework.
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Crafter, S. (2012). Making Sense of Homework. In: Hjörne, E., Aalsvoort, G.v.d., Abreu, G.d. (eds) Learning, Social Interaction and Diversity – Exploring Identities in School Practices. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-803-2_5
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