Teacher education through the history of mathematics

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-143

  Furinghetti, Fulvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive root; Evolutionary mode; History of mathematics; Mathematics teacher education; Situated mode

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548771799     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-006-9070-0     Document Type: Review

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