Teaching mathematics thematically: Teachers' perspectives

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Handal, Boris ^a   Bobis, Janette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84904269929     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217388     Document Type: Article

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