The perception of, and interaction with, value differences by immigrant teachers of mathematics in two australian secondary classrooms

Journal of Intercultural Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-210

  Seah, Wee Tiong ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33751430061     PISSN: 07256868     EISSN: 14699540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07256860220151087     Document Type: Article

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