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Theme Group 4: Theory, Research and Practice in Mathematical Education

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Theory, research, and practice belong together, but the separation of professional roles of teacher and researcher produces a tendency to separate development. The discussion focussed on those ways in which research activity, whether performed by professional researchers or not, interacts with teachers’ approaches and practices.

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  1. Education Department, University of Queensland, 4067, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia

    Marjorie Carss

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    Marjorie Carss

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Carss, M. (1986). Theme Group 4: Theory, Research and Practice in Mathematical Education. In: Carss, M. (eds) Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Mathematical Education. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4238-1_14

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