Theories of mathematics education: Is plurality a problem?

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-13

  Lerman, Stephen ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749395814     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02655902     Document Type: Article

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