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Language in Mathematics Education Research

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The Second Handbook of Research on the Psychology of Mathematics Education

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In the past few decades, language has become an active focus of investigation in educational research, including research in mathematics education. Such a focus is a symptom of a relatively recent paradigmatic shift whose chief characteristics are a new understanding of the student and an increasing awareness of the complexities of learning contexts, such as, notably, the complexities arising from cultural and linguistic diversity.

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Radford, L., Barwell, R. (2016). Language in Mathematics Education Research. In: Gutiérrez, Á., Leder, G.C., Boero, P. (eds) The Second Handbook of Research on the Psychology of Mathematics Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-561-6_8

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