Parental Engagement and Out-of-School Mathematics Learning Breaking Out of the Boundaries Emerald Studies in Out-of-School Learning Series

An often-misunderstood aspect of learning, parental engagement is key to children?s learning across all subjects. However, mathematics especially is perceived as an area in which out-of-school and home learning is absent. Tim Jay and Jo Rose, the authors of Parental Engagement and Out-of-School Mathematics Learning, confront this misconception. The authors conclusions are drawn from two large research projects that investigate both children?s and their parents mathematical thinking and learning outside of school, ?discovering? the mathematics involved in everyday activities. The practical and theoretical findings demonstrate a new approach to educational research that subverts and disrupts traditional models and approaches to help harmonise school and home learning. Challenging preconceived ideas and supporting children to acquire mathematical understandings, Parental Engagement and Out-of-School Mathematics Learning informs innovative and vital educational policy and practice.

Foreword; Janet Goodall Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Previous Research on Out-of-School Mathematics Learning and Parental Engagement Chapter 3. The Economic Activity and Mathematics Learning Project Chapter 4. The Everyday Maths Project Chapter 5. The Politics of Purpose Chapter 6. Methods of Engagement Chapter 7. The “What” and the “How” of Our Research: Working with Participants’ Expectations Chapter 8. Exploring Uncertain Territory: Stepping into the Unknown Chapter 9. The Ethics of Disruption Chapter 10. Scaling up the Everyday Maths Workshops Chapter 11. Concluding Thoughts

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Tim Jay is Professor of Psychology of Education and Head of the Department of Mathematics Education at Loughborough University, UK. Jo Rose is Associate Professor in Social Psychology of Education, School of Education Centre for Psychological Approaches for Studying Education, University of Bristol, UK.