Characterizing the Use of Mathematical Knowledge in Boundary-Crossing Situations at Work

Mind, Culture, and Activity

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 64-82

  Kent, Phillip ^a,b   Noss, Richard ^a   Guile, David ^a   Hoyles, Celia ^a   Bakker, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43849086847     PISSN: 10749039     EISSN: 15327884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10749030701307747     Document Type: Article

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