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From describing to designing mathematical activity: the next step in developing a social approach to research in mathematics education?

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Hoyles, C. From describing to designing mathematical activity: the next step in developing a social approach to research in mathematics education?. Educational Studies in Mathematics 46, 273–286 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014019612105

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