Abstract Although reasoning is a central concept in mathematics education research, the discipline still need of coherent theoretical framework mathematical reasoning. With respect to epistemological problems dominant discourses on proof, modelling, and post-truth politics discipline, accordance with trends philosophy research general, it argued that necessary give relativist account Hacking’s ...

I was initially apprehensive about the invitation to speak at the Conference on Early Childhood Mathematics because I had very little experience working with young children on mathematics. I was invited to the conference as one of the mathematicians, and the other mathematicians expressed similar concerns. Nonetheless, the early childhood teachers, representatives from state education departmen...

Abstract Over the last 40 years, exploring possible interrelations between history of mathematics and education has gradually emerged as an interdisciplinary domain educational research practice, entered a maturity stage during two decades. This development calls for account general issues concerning rationale main themes underlying applications in its context, foundational addressed result cha...