Abstract:
A questionnaire survey was conducted as part of a study investigating post-primary students’
images of mathematics in Ireland. A definition of ‘image of mathematics’ was adopted from Lim
(1999) and Wilson (2011). Students’ images of mathematics were proposed to include attitudes,
beliefs, motivation, self-concept, emotions and past experiences regarding mathematics. This paper
focuses on one aspect of the study; the relationship between students’ images of mathematics and
parents’ occupation. Some emergent findings regarding this relationship are presented and
discussed.
