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Duffin, J., Simpson, A. (2000). Understanding their Thinking: the tension between the Cognitive and the Affective. In: Coben, D., O’Donoghue, J., Fitzsimons, G.E. (eds) Perspectives on Adults Learning Mathematics. Mathematics Education Library, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47221-X_5
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