Constructing and resisting disability in mathematics classrooms: a case study exploring the impact of different pedagogies

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-18

  Lambert, Rachel ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability studies; Equity; Identity; Learning disability; Special education; Urban schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939953298     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-014-9587-6     Document Type: Article

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