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Advances in Mathematics Education is a monograph series which continues the

tradition of the international journal ZDM –The International Journal of Mathematics
Education. The series presents an overall picture of relevant topics for the recent debate
on mathematics education by integrating, synthesizing and looking towards the
future state of the art. The monographs include invited chapters and commentaries
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from renowned international experts in which ideas are pushed to new frontiers. The
series aims mainly at producing monographs based on important ZDM topics of the
past, but is open to proposals from the community on other issues of interest to the field.

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Theories of Mathematics Education

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.
1 Theories
of Mathematics
Historically grounded in the Theories of Mathematics Education (TME group)

Theories of Mathematics Education

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

Education
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

Seeking New Frontiers

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.

ISBN 978-3-642-00741-5

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