Professionalism in process: Mathematics teacher as researcher from a South African perspective

Educational Action Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-103

  Adler, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 84895257377     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650799700200016     Document Type: Article

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