Mathematics teacher typologies or nationally located patterns of behaviour
TL;DR: In this article, a small-scale EU-funded study of the teaching of mathematics in the age range 10-14 in Flanders, England, Hungary, and Spain is presented.
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About: This article is published in International Journal of Educational Research. The article was published on 01 Jan 2007. and is currently open access.
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