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Student non-engagement with mathematics learning supports

2013; Oxford University Press; Volume: 32; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/teamat/hrt018

1471-6976

Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Olivia Fitzmaurice, Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn, C. O’Sullivan,

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Journal Article Student non-engagement with mathematics learning supports Get access Ciarán Mac an Bhaird, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird * †National University of Ireland Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland, ‡University of Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland, §Dublin City University, Co. Dublin, Ireland and ¶Institute of Technology, Tallaght, Co. Dublin, Ireland Ciarán Mac an Bhaird received his PhD in Mathematics from NUIM. He has been Manager of the Mathematics Support Centre and a lecturer in the Mathematics and Statistics Department since 2007. He is a committee member of the Irish Mathematics Learning Support Network (IMLSN) and conducts research in Mathematics Education, the History of Mathematics and Algebraic Number Theory. *Email: ciaranmacanbhaird@gmail.com Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Olivia Fitzmaurice, Olivia Fitzmaurice †National University of Ireland Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland, ‡University of Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland, §Dublin City University, Co. Dublin, Ireland and ¶Institute of Technology, Tallaght, Co. Dublin, Ireland Olivia Fitzmaurice is a lecturer of Mathematics Education at UL. She is a member of the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and Learning (NCE-MSTL), Director of the Mathematics Learning Centre at UL and committee member of the IMLSN. She conducts research in Mathematics Education. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn, Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn †National University of Ireland Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland, ‡University of Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland, §Dublin City University, Co. Dublin, Ireland and ¶Institute of Technology, Tallaght, Co. Dublin, Ireland Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn is the Director of the Mathematics Learning Centre and lecturer in the School of Mathematical Sciences at DCU. She is a committee member of the IMLSN, and her research interests are in the areas of transition from second level to higher education Mathematics, Mathematics Support and Engineering Mathematics Education. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ciarán O’Sullivan Ciarán O’Sullivan †National University of Ireland Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland, ‡University of Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland, §Dublin City University, Co. Dublin, Ireland and ¶Institute of Technology, Tallaght, Co. Dublin, Ireland Ciarán O’Sullivan received his MSc in Mathematical Science from UCD and his Higher Diploma in Education from TCD. He has been mathematics educator for 29 years and has been a Mathematics lecturer in the Institute of Technology Tallaght since 1998. He is Chairperson of the IMLSN and conducts research in Mathematics Education and Mathematics as a vehicle for civic engagement. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, Volume 32, Issue 4, December 2013, Pages 191–205, https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrt018 Published: 20 November 2013 Article history Received: 01 June 2013 Accepted: 01 September 2013 Published: 20 November 2013