The rationality and irrationality of international comparative studies

International Comparisons in Mathematics Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 241-256

  Keitel, Christine ^a   Kilpatrick, Jeremy ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 85071112431     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203012086-23     Document Type: Chapter

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