Strengthening research by designing for coherence and connections to practice

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-235

  Boerst, Timothy ^a   Confrey, Jere ^b   Heck, Daniel ^c   Knuth, Eric ^d   Lambdin, Diana V ^e   White, Dorothy ^f   Baltzley, Patricia C ^g   Quander, Judith Reed ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Horizon Research Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^g Baltimore County Public Schools   (United States)

^h NCTM Headquarters Staff   (United States)

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EID: 77953013403     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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