Mathematics-for-teaching: An ongoing investigation of the mathematics that teachers (need to) know

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-319

  Davis, Brent ^a   Simmt, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complexity science; Mathematics teaching; Teacher education; Teacher knowledge; Theories of learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744534959     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-006-2372-4     Document Type: Article

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