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Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions-A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West pp 111–128Cite as

From “Entering the Way” to “Exiting the Way”: In Search of a Bridge to Span “Basic Skills” and “Process Abilities”

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    Ngai-Ying Wong

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Wong, NY. (2006). From “Entering the Way” to “Exiting the Way”: In Search of a Bridge to Span “Basic Skills” and “Process Abilities”. In: Leung, F.K.S., Graf, KD., Lopez-Real, F.J. (eds) Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions-A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West. New ICMI Study Series, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29723-5_7

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