Affect in mathematics education: An introduction

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-121

  Zan, Rosetta ^a   Brown, Laurinda ^b   Evans, Jeff ^c   Hannula, Markku S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

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EID: 33750286268     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-006-9028-2     Document Type: Article

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