On two metaphors for learning and the dangers of choosing just one

Educational Researcher

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 4-13

  Sfard, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 3042827902     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X027002004     Document Type: Article

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