Indonesian primary teachers' mathematical knowledge for teaching geometry: Implications for educational policy and teacher preparation programs

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-164

  Ng, Dicky ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational policy; Mathematical knowledge for teaching; Primary teacher; Teacher education program

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956097508     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2011.560648     Document Type: Article

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