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The Alpha and Omega of Teacher Education: Organizing Mathematical Activities

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Wtttmann, E.C. (2001). The Alpha and Omega of Teacher Education: Organizing Mathematical Activities. In: Holton, D., Artigue, M., Kirchgräber, U., Hillel, J., Niss, M., Schoenfeld, A. (eds) The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level. New ICMI Study Series, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47231-7_46

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