A sociological analysis of school mathematics texts

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 389-415

  Dowling, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000643253     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00369156     Document Type: Article

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