Rethinking critical mathematics: A comparative analysis of critical, reform, and traditional geometry instructional texts

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 395-411

  Brantlinger, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative textual analysis; Critical theory; Equity diversity; Geometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255123789     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-011-9331-4     Document Type: Article

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