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If somebody asked us to address the merits of Alan Schoenfeld and Günter Törner for mathematics education in a single sentence we would probably argue that they are mathematicians and mathematics educators who are able to think mathematically in both contexts and to share their way of thinking with both communities.
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Reiss, K., Lindmeier, A.M., Barchfeld, P., Sodian, B. (2013). Developing Problem Solving Skills in Elementary School. In: Li, Y., Moschkovich, J.N. (eds) Proficiency and Beliefs in Learning and Teaching Mathematics. Mathematics Teaching and Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-299-0_4
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