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The Impact of Cultural Differences on Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs in the U.S. and China

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An, S., Kulm, G., Wu, Z., Ma, F., Wang, L. (2006). The Impact of Cultural Differences on Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs in the U.S. and China. In: Leung, F.K.S., Graf, KD., Lopez-Real, F.J. (eds) Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions-A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West. New ICMI Study Series, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29723-5_27

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