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ERIC Number: EJ554567
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
A Participatory-Inquiry Approach and the Mediation of Mathematical Knowledge in a Multilingual Classroom.
Adler, Jill
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v33 n3 p235-58 Sep 1997
Describes and analyzes a short teaching episode in a multilingual secondary mathematics classroom in South Africa where the teacher uses a participatory-inquiry approach. Argues that such an approach to teaching and learning mathematics creates dilemmas of mediation for teachers. (AIM)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction, Participatory Research, Secondary Education, Student Role, Teacher Response, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Styles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Africa