Replacing the 'teacher-proof' curriculum with the 'curriculum-proof' teacher: Toward more effective interactions with mathematics textbooks

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-321

  Taylor, Megan Westwood ^a,b  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum adaptation; mathematics curriculum; mathematics teachers; professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878090003     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220272.2012.710253     Document Type: Article

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