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Adult education and Numeracy&Finance 3/2020

The real numeracy needs of 21st century are neglected

Feature. Generic numeracy training is rarely interesting or helpful for most adults, researchers claim. Instead, adult education should help people to critically evaluate the structures behind our dat...

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Managing money: Challenges and solutions

Three voices. What kind of challenges do adults face in terms of money management and what are the best ways to improve financial skills? Three experts from organisations working against over-indebted...

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How to lie with statistics

Feature. Statistics are used for clarifying big data and making it more comprehensible. They can also be used in misleading ways, either by accident or in order to influence us. Do we actually underst...

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Increasing financial literacy during the pandemic essential for India’s recovery

Reportage. In Indian megacities millions of people have no access to banking services due to lack of knowledge or technology. Lack of universal education plays a big part.

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Beliefs matter in numeracy education

Interview. Beliefs in adult education should be studied more, says researcher Sonja Beeli. Personal learning histories and specific incidents strongly influence someone’s view of mathematics – and...

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EDITORIAL

Shame is not a good place to start learning

Editorial. What comes to mind if you think about numeracy or financial skills? For too many people, the strongest feeling is shame.

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SPOT ON

Lack of understandable economics widens existing inequalities

Spot on. Digital and financial literacy are widely accepted as fundamental skills for everybody. Why not add economic literacy to that list?

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Why is it so hard to make rational decisions about money?

Three Quick Ones. Psychology is an important dimension of financial literacy. Subconscious emotions such as shame, fear and pleasure always play into our relationship with money.

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When numbers are a foreign language

Interview. Dyscalculia is a specific but not yet extensively researched difficulty in understanding numbers. Having faced difficulties with maths for most of their lives, dyscalculic adult learners mi...

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Tackling under-representation in economics

Essay. Economists wield significant influence over the ideas and policies determining how our lives and our societies will change. To benefit all of society, economics must aim for more diversity.

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