Affordances, constraints and attunements in mathematical activity

Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-34

  Watson, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864672459     PISSN: 14794802     EISSN: 17540178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14794800008520128     Document Type: Article

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