"Everything is math in the whole world": Integrating critical and community knowledge in authentic mathematical investigations with elementary Latina/o students

Mathematical Thinking and Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-157

  Turner, Erin E ^a   Gutiérrez, Maura Varley ^a   Simic Muller, Ksenija ^b   Díez Palomar, Javier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 77953680095     PISSN: 10986065     EISSN: 15327833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10986060903013382     Document Type: Article

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