Curriculum reform in Turkey: A case of primary school mathematics curriculum

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-212

  Bulut, Mehmet ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elementary mathematics curriculum; Qualitative research; Reform; Teacher change

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848920358     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75399     Document Type: Article

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