Pedagogical content knowledge: A systematic review of the way in which the concept has pervaded mathematics educational research

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-25

  Depaepe, Fien ^a   Verschaffel, Lieven ^a   Kelchtermans, Geert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mathematics education; Pedagogical content knowledge; Teacher knowledge; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876484696     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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