Aboriginal Students and Mathematics: Aims of the Study of Mathematics.
Abstract
In 1954 the Australian Council for Educational Research convened a conference of curriculum officers from the various State Education Departments to consider, among other things, a desirable course of study in mathematics for Australian primary schools. The report of the conference lists the following as the expected outcomes of a desirable mathematics course:
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