Research into teacher knowledge: A stimulus for development in mathematics teacher education practice

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 317-328

  Rowland, Tim ^a   Turner, Fay ^a   Thwaites, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge Quartet; Mathematics teacher educator; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898758834     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-013-0564-9     Document Type: Article

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