In New Zealand, some would argue that much of the neo-liberal discourse around skills driving productivity focuses heavily on human capital. There is no doubt that this discourse in New Zealand follows that of many OECD countries, especially The UK, Canada, the US and Australia.
The following article suggests that other benefits of adult numeracy education may be marginalised in this discourse in Australia. Perhaps with keener theoretical understandings of adult numeracy learning and experience we might more fully engage with the real meaning of numeracy in the lives of ordinary people. Here is the article by Yasukawa, Widin and Chodkiewicz.
Do you think the same critique might be valid in the New Zealand context?
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