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Book review: Teacher-centredness and student-centredness under interrogation

Peter Appelbaum, 2008, Embracing Mathematics: On Becoming a Teacher and Changing with Mathematics. New York: Routledge. 344 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-415-96384-8 [hardcover], RRP Sept 2009: $150.00; ISBN-13: 978-0-415-96385-5 [soft cover], RRP Sept 2009: $49.95.

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Walshaw, M.A. Book review: Teacher-centredness and student-centredness under interrogation. Educ Stud Math 73, 99–103 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-009-9221-1

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