Discursive Authority and Sociocultural Positioning in the Mathematics Classroom: New Directions for Teacher Professional Development

Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-159

  de Freitas, Elizabeth ^a   Wagner, David ^b   Esmonde, Indigo ^c   Knipping, Christine ^d   Lunney Borden, Lisa ^e   Reid, David ^d  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84862334777     PISSN: 14926156     EISSN: 19424051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14926156.2012.679994     Document Type: Article

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