Theories of Mathematics Education, Edited by Bharath Sriraman and Lyn English: Common Ground for Scholars and Scholars in the Making

Abstract

Theories of mathematics education: Seeking new frontiers is the first book in a new Springer series, Advances in Mathematics Education. To some degree the book is based on a collection of previously published articles from special issues of ZDM—The International Journal on Mathematics Education (previously known as Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik). These articles, dealing with the role and use of theories in and about mathematics education, originally stem from various conferences and meetings such as PME and CERME. For this reason some of the articles in the book are already well known, a few may even be considered to be “modern classics” within theories of mathematics education such as Frank Lester's “On the theoretical, conceptual, and philosophical foundations for research in mathematics education.” What is new—and non-traditional—in the book, however, is its form of presentation and format, the main articles being accompanied by preludes and commentaries by established researchers and newcomers.