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Bartolini Bussi, M.G. et al. (2009). Mathematics in Context: Focusing on Students. In: Taylor, P., Barbeau, E. (eds) Challenging Mathematics In and Beyond the Classroom. New ICMI Study Series, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09603-2_6

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