Investigating mathematics teacher learning within an in-service community of practice: The centrality of confidence

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-211

  Graven, Mellony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

communities of practice; confidence; in service mathematics teacher learning; social practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044272953     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EDUC.0000049277.40453.4b     Document Type: Article

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