To know or not to know - Mathematics, that is a question of context

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 39, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 205-227

  Wedege, Tine ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adults and mathematics; Habitus; Knowing mathematics in context; Lifelong learning; Maths life history; Situated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846159251     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003871930181     Document Type: Article

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