A conceptual framework for learning to teach secondary mathematics: A situative perspective

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-96

  Peressini, Dominic ^a   Borko, Hilda ^a   Romagnano, Lew ^b   Knuth, Eric ^c   Willis, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 3543001107     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EDUC.0000028398.80108.87     Document Type: Article

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