Cabinetmakers’ Workplace Mathematics and Problem Solving

• Published in: Vocations and Learning Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 475 - 496
• Main Authors: Saló i Nevado, Laia, Pehkonen, Leila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Creativity; Education; Foreign Countries; Learning and Instruction; Mathematics; Mathematics Skills; Original Paper; Problem Solving; Professional and Vocational Education; Skilled Workers; Skills; Woodworking; Finland; Workplace mathematics; Problem solving; Jigs; Cabinetmakers; Creative process

This study explored what kind of mathematics is needed in cabinetmakers’ everyday work and how problem solving is intertwined in it. The informants of the study were four Finnish cabinetmakers and the data consisted of workshop observations, interviews, photos, pictures and sketches made by the part...