The influence of programs from other countries on the school mathematics reform curricula in the United States

American Journal of Education

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-147

  Romberg, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0031638480     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/444178     Document Type: Article

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