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Change in mathematical education since the late 1950's-ideas and realisation India

Developments in School Mathematics in India During the Last Two Decades

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Kapur, J.N. Change in mathematical education since the late 1950's-ideas and realisation India. Educational Studies in Mathematics 9, 245–253 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00221160

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