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Exploring Ways Parents Participate in Their Children’s School Mathematical Learning: Cases Studies in Multiethnic Primary Schools

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Transitions Between Contexts of Mathematical Practices

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De Abreu, G., Cline, T., Shamsi, T. (2002). Exploring Ways Parents Participate in Their Children’s School Mathematical Learning: Cases Studies in Multiethnic Primary Schools. In: de Abreu, G., Presmeg, N.C. (eds) Transitions Between Contexts of Mathematical Practices. Mathematics Education Library, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47674-6_6

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