A primary teacher's mathematics teaching: The development of beliefs and practice in different "supportive" contexts

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-25

  Potari, Despina ^a   Georgiadou Kabouridis, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Ministry of Education   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mathematics teaching; Professional support; Teacher's beliefs; Teacher's transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749095997     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-008-9091-y     Document Type: Article

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