Teaching mathematics for social justice in multicultural, multilingual elementary classrooms

Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 244-254

  Esmonde, Indigo ^a   Caswell, Beverly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 79960326711     PISSN: 14926156     EISSN: 19424051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14926156.2010.504485     Document Type: Article

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