"My favourite subject is maths. For some reason no-one really agrees with me": Student perspectives of mathematics teaching and learning in the upper primary classroom

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-377

  Attard, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engagement; Interactions; Middle years; Pedagogy; Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052413214     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13394-011-0020-5     Document Type: Article

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