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Symbolic Interactionism and Ethnomethodology as a Theoretical Framework for the Research on Gender and Mathematics

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Towards Gender Equity in Mathematics Education

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Jungwirth, H. (1996). Symbolic Interactionism and Ethnomethodology as a Theoretical Framework for the Research on Gender and Mathematics. In: Hanna, G. (eds) Towards Gender Equity in Mathematics Education. New ICMI Study Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47205-8_5

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