Exploring kindergarten teachers' pedagogical content knowledge of mathematics

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-41

  Lee, Joohi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Kindergarten teachers' pedagogical content knowledge; Pedagogical content knowledge of mathematics; Teaching young children mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951956664     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13158-010-0003-9     Document Type: Article

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