Financial Numeracy in Mathematics Education Research and Practice

Annie Savard is an associate professor at McGill University in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE). Her research program focuses on the contribution of mathematical competencies to the development of citizenship competencies such as decision-making or critical thinking in regard to financial education. She is also interested by the professional development of teachers, which brought her to work with different communities of teachers, from Nunavik in Canada, to Romania and several African countries such as Côte D’Ivoire, DCR, Djibouti, Mali, and Rwanda.

Alexandre Cavalcante is an assistant professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at OISE, University of Toronto. His research is centered around numeracy education and how it can respond to the demands of a society in transition. He has worked in the field of mathematics and science teacher education with different researchers, governments, and organizations inBrazil, China, Romania, and South Korea. Alexandre's research interests include financial literacy and numeracy, ethnomathematics, critical mathematics education, informal numeracy practices, entrepreneurship, and citizenship.