Appreciating mathematical structure for all

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 10-32

  Mason, John ^a   Stephens, Max ^b   Watson, Anne ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77649301298     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217543     Document Type: Article

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