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Perspectives on Mathematics Education

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  1. Universität fur Bildungswissenschaften, Universitätsstrasse 65, 9020, Klagenfurt, Austria

    W. Dörfler

  2. Faculty of Mathematical Studies, University of Southampton, Southampton, S09 5NH, UK

    R. R. Mclone

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  1. Royal Danish School of Educational Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark

    B. Christiansen

  2. Centre for Mathematics Education, Southampton, England

    A. G. Howson

  3. Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik, Bielefeld, Germany

    M. Otte

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Dörfler, W., Mclone, R.R. (1986). Mathematics as a School Subject. In: Christiansen, B., Howson, A.G., Otte, M. (eds) Perspectives on Mathematics Education. Mathematics Education Library, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4504-3_2

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