Young children's access to powerful mathematics ideas: A review of current challenges and new developments in the early years

Handbook of International Research in Mathematics Education: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 153-190

  Moss, Joan ^a   Bruce, Catherine D ^b   Bobis, Janette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203448946     Document Type: Chapter

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