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We describe the views and attitudes of a group of Portuguese primary teachers as they unfolded during a course aimed at introducing a Logo-mathematical culture. We identify what was at stake for them in interacting with such a culture by focusing on sketches of two participants. The study had threefold aims: to describe and analyse attitudes towards mathematics and mathematics teaching; to examine the interactions between participants' attitudes and their activities on the course; and to investigate what kinds of influences the course had on their attitudes.
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Moreira, C., Noss, R. Understanding teachers' attitudes to change in a Logomathematics environment. Educ Stud Math 28, 155–176 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01295791
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