Unpacking understanding: The (re)search for the Holy Grail of mathematics education

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 385-399

  Llewellyn, Anna ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foucault; Mathematics education research; Neoliberal; Policy documents; Poststructural; Understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867098166     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-012-9409-7     Document Type: Article

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