Social activity method (SAM): A fractal language for mathematics

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 317-340

  Dowling, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discursive saturation; Esoteric domain; Recontextualisation; Social activity method; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881081673     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13394-013-0073-8     Document Type: Article

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