Curriculum strategy framework: Investigating patterns in teachers' use of a reform-based elementary mathematics curriculum

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 467-500

  Sherin, Miriam Gamoran ^a   Drake, Corey ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum adaptation; Mathematics curriculum; Mathematics education; Teaching practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149156954     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270802696115     Document Type: Article

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