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Growth And New Directions? Research In Tertiary Mathematical Science Education

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Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2008–2011

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Have the quantity and quality of papers on tertiary mathematics education in Australasia changed? Are we going over the same ground, or are we venturing into new areas and exposing a vista we had not previously seen? Our review of research found indications of improved quality as well as some repetitive work. We can say that new directions are being opened up. We hope they will provoke productive research in the next four years.

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  3. Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park NSW 2113, Australia

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Barton, B., Goos, M., Wood, L., Miskovich, A. (2012). Growth And New Directions? Research In Tertiary Mathematical Science Education. In: Perry, B., Lowrie, T., Logan, T., MacDonald, A., Greenlees, J. (eds) Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2008–2011. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-970-1_12

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