When the going gets tough, the tough gets going problem solving in Hungary, 1970-2007: Research and theory, practice and politics

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 443-458

  Szendrei, Julianna ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Mathematics Journal; Olympiads; OPI project; Tam s Varga

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449127951     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-007-0037-0     Document Type: Article

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