The Mathematics of Tithing: A Study of Religious Giving and Mathematical Development

Autor/in	Taylor, Edd V.
Titel	The Mathematics of Tithing: A Study of Religious Giving and Mathematical Development
Quelle	In: Mind, Culture, and Activity, 20 (2013) 2, S.132-149 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1074-9039
DOI	10.1080/10749039.2012.691595
Schlagwörter	Mathematical Concepts; Religion; Financial Support; Observation; Churches; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Childhood Attitudes; Problem Solving; Social Environment; Context Effect; Children; Mathematics Skills; Informal Education; Influences; Models; Christianity; Proximity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Finanzielle Förderung; Beobachtung; Church; Kirche; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Problemlösen; Soziales Umfeld; Child; Kind; Kinder; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Analogiemodell; Christentum; Lebensnähe
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine children's mathematical understandings related to participation in tithing (giving 10% of earnings to the church). Observations of church services and events, as well as interviews with parents, children, and church leaders, were analyzed in an effort to capture the ways in which mathematical problem solving was related to the social context of tithing. I introduce the direct influence model to describe components of the practice itself and to identify supports and constraints that exist related to children's opportunities to engage in problem solving that varied by participation frequency and mathematical complexity. (Contains 2 figures and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10