The relationship of theory and practice in mathematics teacher professional development: An activity theory perspective

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 507-519

  Potari, Despina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Mathematics teacher education; Professional learning; Research practice relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892848002     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-013-0498-2     Document Type: Article

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