Professional learning through the collaborative design of problem-solving lessons

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2016, Pages 243-260

  Wake, Geoff ^a   Swan, Malcolm ^a   Foster, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural historical activity theory; Lesson study; Problem solving; Task design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947428110     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: 15731820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-015-9332-9     Document Type: Article

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