@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000577,
	  title     = {There is Nothing “BASIC” about Numeracy in Higher Education - A Case Study from an Accounting Programme},
	  author    = {S. Rathilal},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Numeracy, like Literacy is considered to be a core
value of modern societies. Most higher education institutions in
South Africa include being numerate as an important graduate
attribute. It is argued that a suitability numerate society contributes to
social justice, empowerment, financial and environmental
sustainability and a lack of numeracy practices can contribute to
disempowerment.
Numeracy is commonly misconstrued as a basic and simple
practice, similar in nature to basic arithmetic. This study highlights
the complexities of higher education numeracy practices by analyzing
a programme in a higher education institution in South Africa using
the New Literacies Studies perspective.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences},
	  volume    = {9},
	  number    = {2},
	  year      = {2015},
	  pages     = {538 - 544},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000577},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/98},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 98, 2015},
	}