Applying the theory of an epistemological belief system to the investigation of students' and professors' mathematical beliefs

Knowing, Knowledge and Beliefs: Epistemological Studies across Diverse Cultures

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 303-323

  Schommer Aikins, Marlene ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6596-5_15     Document Type: Chapter

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