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Christiansen, B., Walther, G. (1986). Task and Activity. In: Christiansen, B., Howson, A.G., Otte, M. (eds) Perspectives on Mathematics Education. Mathematics Education Library, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4504-3_7

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