Finding a voice? Narrating the female self in mathematics

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 171-183

  Solomon, Yvette ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heteroglossia; Identities; Refiguring; University mathematics; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859266008     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-012-9384-z     Document Type: Article

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