The sociopolitical turn in mathematics education

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-68

  Gutiérrez, Rochelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity diversity; Race ethnicity; SES; Social and cultural issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873835987     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5951/jresematheduc.44.1.0037     Document Type: Article

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