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Post-graduate students' conceptions and perceptions of mathematics : a study of social science students at the Pietermaritzburg Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
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| Author | Gama, Vuyo Nomzamo. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | ................................................................................................................................... iii Acronyms .................................................................................................................................. iv CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Mathematics in the Social Sciences .......................................................................................... 6 1.3 The Research Context and Setting ............................................................................................ 7 1.4 Rationale of the study ............................................................................................................. 10 1.5 Statement of the problem ........................................................................................................ 11 1.6 Significance of the Research ................................................................................................... 11 1.7 Research Aim, Objectives and Research Questions ............................................................... 13 1.7.1 Aim of the study ............................................................................................................... 13 1.7.2 Research objectives .......................................................................................................... 13 1.7.3 Research Questions .......................................................................................................... 13 1.8 Key concepts ........................................................................................................................... 14 1.9 Structure of the Dissertation ................................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER TWO: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK .................. 17 2.1 Conceptual FrameworkIntroduction ..................................................................................... 17 2.2 Conceptions and Perceptions .................................................................................................. 17 2.3 Individual and Social Meanings .............................................................................................. 20 2.4 Heterogeneity and Reflexivity-The Key Characteristic Features of Meanings ...................... 22 2.5 Experience and Social Interaction in Prefiguring Meanings ................................................... 24 2.6 Theoretical FrameworkIntroduction ..................................................................................... 29 2.6.1 Social Constructivism .......................................................................................................... 30 2.6.2 Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Social Practice ........................................................................ 32 2.6.3 How Bourdieu’s Theory is used in Education ..................................................................... 33 2.6.4 Habitus ................................................................................................................................. 34 2.6.4.1 Cultural capital .............................................................................................................. 36 2.6.4.2 Social and Economic Capital ........................................................................................ 41 2.6.5 Field ..................................................................................................................................... 43 CHAPTER THREE: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ........................................................... 46 3. |
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