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Rector, Judy – 1993
This paper describes a study of the connections between beliefs about mathematics, autonomy, and knowledge structures in mathematics. Assumptions underlying the study were (1) that students' beliefs and knowledge are constructs of the individual and play a dynamic role in the learning and doing of mathematics; and (2) that autonomy theoretically…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Cognitive Structures, Functions (Mathematics)