Quantitative literacy for social justice

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-55

  Wiest, Lynda R ^a   Higgins, Heidi J ^b   Frost, Janet Hart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34248377345     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665680601079894     Document Type: Article

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