Synopses & Reviews
This inaugural book in the new series Advances in Mathematics Education is the most up to date, comprehensive and avant garde treatment of Theories of Mathematics Education which use two highly acclaimed ZDM special issues on theories of mathematics education (issue 6/2005 and issue 1/2006), as a point of departure. Historically grounded in the Theories of Mathematics Education (TME group) revived by the book editors at the 29th Annual PME meeting in Melbourne and using the unique style of preface-chapter-commentary, this volume consist of contributions from leading thinkers in mathematics education who have worked on theory building. This book is as much summative and synthetic as well as forward-looking by highlighting theories from psychology, philosophy and social sciences that continue to influence theory building. In addition a significant portion of the book includes newer developments in areas within mathematics education such as complexity theory, neurosciences, modeling, critical theory, feminist theory, social justice theory and networking theories. The 19 parts, 17 prefaces and 23 commentaries synergize the efforts of over 50 contributing authors scattered across the globe that are active in the ongoing work on theory development in mathematics education.
Review
From the reviews: "Volume is organized into 19 parts, each of which, after the initial overview ... typically contains a brief preface, a substantial essay, and from one to three commentaries on the essay. ... This is an excellent format ... suited for discussions of theory. ... researchers will find themselves provoked to react to various perspectives; those embarking on their careers will find introductions to a wide range of areas. All will be provoked to react, and that ... is a fitting reward for reading the book." (Alan H. Schoenfeld, ZDM Mathematics Education, Vol. 42, 2010) "Book addresses much more, including teachers' pedagogical actions and the politicization of mathematics education, and offers an intriguing look at covert ways of knowing. ... provides vocabularies to use, pronouncements to respond to, and examples to consider for researchers and graduate students who wish to discuss what MER theory is and should be. For these reasons, the book will be of most interest to expert, novice, and aspiring researchers who are using, crafting, refining, or reflecting upon theories for their own current and future research." (Robert Ely, Educational Studies in Mathematics, May, 2010) "The series intends to 'integrate, synthesize, and extend' work in the field so that promising ideas can be improved and built upon. The seed for this inaugural book was the 2005 meeting of the International Group of the Psychology of Mathematics Education. ... The ultimate test of the value of the ideas in this book is whether they or their progeny help solve the problems that teachers, administrators, and policymakers face as they work to improve mathematics teaching and learning." (Kristin L. Umland, The Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol. 33 (2), March, 2011) "Theories of Mathematics Education: Seeking New Frontiers is the first book in the series titled 'Advances in Mathematics Education.' The book contains 20 chapters, 16 prefaces, and 23 commentaries ... . if you are interested and ready to join, as a listener, an interesting and informative conversation among the leaders in the field of ME, to follow their contemplations and become exposed to their arguments and disagreements, then this book will provide you with plenty." (Roza Leikin and Rina Zazkis, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 43 (2), March, 2012)
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Inaugural volume of the new series "Advances in Mathematics Education" Forward-looking monograph highlighting theories that influence mathematical education theory building Top researchers in their field are contributing "A very impressive new book, "Theories of Mathematics Education" (Springer) edited by Sriraman and English is meant to inaugurate a new series, "Advances in Mathematics Education" . This first book in the series is a massive and ambitious undertaking, a very wide-ranging survey written in a dialogic format. " (Reuben Hersh)
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From the reviews:
"Volume is organized into 19 parts, each of which, after the initial overview ... typically contains a brief preface, a substantial essay, and from one to three commentaries on the essay. ... This is an excellent format ... suited for discussions of theory. ... researchers will find themselves provoked to react to various perspectives; those embarking on their careers will find introductions to a wide range of areas. All will be provoked to react, and that ... is a fitting reward for reading the book." (Alan H. Schoenfeld, ZDM Mathematics Education, Vol. 42, 2010)
"Book addresses much more, including teachers' pedagogical actions and the politicization of mathematics education, and offers an intriguing look at covert ways of knowing. ... provides vocabularies to use, pronouncements to respond to, and examples to consider for researchers and graduate students who wish to discuss what MER theory is and should be. For these reasons, the book will be of most interest to expert, novice, and aspiring researchers who are using, crafting, refining, or reflecting upon theories for their own current and future research." (Robert Ely, Educational Studies in Mathematics, May, 2010)
"The series intends to 'integrate, synthesize, and extend' work in the field so that promising ideas can be improved and built upon. The seed for this inaugural book was the 2005 meeting of the International Group of the Psychology of Mathematics Education. ... The ultimate test of the value of the ideas in this book is whether they or their progeny help solve the problems that teachers, administrators, and policymakers face as they work to improve mathematics teaching and learning." (Kristin L. Umland, The Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol. 33 (2), March, 2011)
"Theories of Mathematics Education: Seeking New Frontiers is the first book in the series titled 'Advances in Mathematics Education.' The book contains 20 chapters, 16 prefaces, and 23 commentaries ... . if you are interested and ready to join, as a listener, an interesting and informative conversation among the leaders in the field of ME, to follow their contemplations and become exposed to their arguments and disagreements, then this book will provide you with plenty." (Roza Leikin and Rina Zazkis, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 43 (2), March, 2012)
Synopsis
The inaugural monograph is based on the two highly acclaimed ZDM special issues on theories of mathematics education (issue 6/2005 and issue 1/2006), which stemmed from the revival of the Theories of Mathematics Education (TME group). This monograph consists of articles with prefaces and commentaries from leading thinkers who have worked on theory building. It is as much summative as forward-looking by highlighting theories from psychology, philosophy and social sciences that continue to influence theory building, as well as providing new developments regarding feminist, complexity and critical theories of mathematics education. New chapters focus on neuroscience research and complexity theory for mathematics education.
This booka (TM)s cast of authors include Paul Ernest, Stephen Lerman, Frank Lester, David Tall, John Pegg, Richard Lesh, Gerald Goldin, Luis Moreno Armella, Bharath Sriraman, Lyn English, Angelika Bikner-Ahsbahs, Guenter Toerner, Gabriele Kaiser and Guershon Harel, among others.
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Advances in Mathematics Education is a new and innovative book series published by Springer that builds on the success and the rich history of ZDM--The Inter- tional Journal on Mathematics Education (formerly known as Zentralblatt fur - daktik der Mathematik). One characteristic of ZDM since its inception in 1969 has been the publication of themed issues that aim to bring the state-of-the-art on c- tral sub-domains within mathematics education. The published issues include a rich variety of topics and contributions that continue to be of relevance today. The newly established monograph series aims to integrate, synthesize and extend papers from previously published themed issues of importance today, by orienting these issues towards the future state of the art. The main idea is to move the ?eld forward with a book series that looks to the future by building on the past by carefully choosing viable ideas that can fruitfully mutate and inspire the next generations. Taking ins- ration from Henri Poincare (1854-1912), who said "To create consists precisely in not making useless combinations and in making those which are useful and which are only a small minority.
Synopsis
This volume highlights theories that influence mathematical education theory building. It also includes newer developments in areas within mathematics education such as complexity theory, neurosciences, modeling, critical theory and networking theories.