Mathematics from Another World: Traditional Communities and the Alienation of Learners

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-397

  Boaler, Jo ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009959271     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-3123(00)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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