Lesson study: A Japanese approach to improving mathematics teaching and learning

Lesson Study: A Japanese Approach to Improving Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-229

  Fernandez, Clea ^a   Yoshida, Makoto ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Global Education Resources   (United States)

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EID: 84908946035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410610867     Document Type: Book

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