The influence of language policy in education on mathematics classroom discourse in malawi: The teachers’ perspective

Teacher Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 265-285

  Kaphesi, Elias ^a  

^a The Malawi Institute of Education   (Malawi)

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EID: 85009555983     PISSN: 13664530     EISSN: 17475120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13664530300200190     Document Type: Article

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