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Hoyles, C. (2002). From Describing to Designing Mathematical Activity: The Next Step in Developing a Social Approach to Research in Mathematics Education?. In: Kieran, C., Forman, E., Sfard, A. (eds) Learning Discourse. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48085-9_8

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