Comparison and contrast: Similarities and differences of teachers' views of effective mathematics teaching and learning from four regions

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-340

  Bryan, Carole A ^a   Wang, Tao ^b   Perry, Bob ^c   Wong, Ngai Ying ^d   Cai, Jinfa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 78649276391     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-007-0035-2     Document Type: Article

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