From the court to the classroom: Opportunities for engagement, learning, and identity in basketball and classroom mathematics

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-179

  Nasir, Na'ilah Suad ^a,c   Hand, Victoria ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 45849088812     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508400801986108     Document Type: Article

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