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Didactics of Mathematics as a Scientific Discipline

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Sträßer, R. (1994). Cultural Framing of Teaching and Learning Mathematics. In: Biehler, R., Scholz, R.W., Strässer, R., Winkelmann, B. (eds) Didactics of Mathematics as a Scientific Discipline. Mathematics Education Library, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47204-X_9

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