Chinese culture, islamic culture, and mathematics education

Critical Issues in Mathematics Education: Major Contributions of Alan Bishop

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 135-147

  Leung, Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09673-5_10     Document Type: Chapter

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