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Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States. (1999). Liping Ma. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 184 pp. ISBN 0-8058-2908-3 (hb.) $45.00. ISBN 0-8058-2909-1 (pb.) $19.95.
Although Chinese students typically outperform U.S. students on international comparisons of mathematics competency, Chinese teachers receive far less mathematical education than U.S. teachers11 to 12 years of schooling versus...