The European Society for Research in Mathematics Education was founded in 1998. Since then, not a single institution or an individual from the areas of the former Yugoslavia have, yet joined the society or participated in any of its activities. This article has been written for the mathematics community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and particularly for the Ministries of Education and Science, bec...

Merrilyn Goos is Director of the Teaching and Educational Development Institute at The University of Queensland. From 1998–2007 Professor Goos co-ordinated pre-service and postgraduate courses in mathematics education at UQ. Her research in mathematics education has investigated secondary school students’ learning, teaching approaches that promote higher order thinking, mathematics teachers’ le...

Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of identifying effective factors on educational reform at the level of national and regional supports for high school mathematics. Methodology: The present study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative, which was performed in two stages of synthesis research and content analysis. The research enviro...

T he first quotation above is humorous; the second serious. Both, however, serve to highlight some of the major differences between mathematics and mathematics education—differences that must be understood if one is to understand the nature of methods and results in mathematics education. The Cohen quotation does point to some serious aspects of mathematics. In describing various geometries, fo...

According to the report of TIMSS (1999), Japanese children’s performance in mathematics is relatively high, but their attitudes towards mathematics are extremely negative; in fact they are at the lowest in the world. This is a serious problem for mathematics education in Japan. This article discusses ways to improve the current mathematics education system, presenting concrete examples. To impr...

For the enculturation of the European platform for mathematics learning, ACTIVEMATH, a number of dimensions had to be adapted culturally: presentation of system and learning material, terminology, selection and sequencing of learning objects, interaction, and learning scenarios. Enculturation is not only important for tutoring systems that teach cultural relationship, geography, culture, and be...

Survey Procedures An examination of postings of national searches for positions in mathematics education at institutions of higher education was conducted. The sources examined were ads in the Chronicle of Higher Education; job announcements posted by professional organizations, including the Association of Mathematics Teachers Educators (AMTE), the Special Interest Group for Research in Mathem...