The development of mathematics education as an academic field

Dorier, Jean-Luc

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The development of mathematics education as an academic field

ContributorsDorier, Jean-Luc

Published inM. Menghini, F. Furinghetti, L. Giacardi & F. Arzarello (Ed.), The first century of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (1908-2008). Reflecting and shaping the world of mathematics education, p. 40-46

PublisherRoma (Italy) : Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana

Publication date2008

Abstract

The issue of mathematics education being an academic field has to do not only with a structural aspect of research but also with the question of the legitimacy of a theoretical positioning about issues within the scope of mathematics education.

Keywords

Mathematics education research
Academic field

Affiliation entities

Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section des sciences de l'éducation

Research groups

Didactique des mathématiques à Genève (DiMaGe)

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DORIER, Jean-Luc. The development of mathematics education as an academic field. In: The first century of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (1908-2008). Reflecting and shaping the world of mathematics education. M. Menghini, F. Furinghetti, L. Giacardi & F. Arzarello (Ed.). Roma (Italy) : Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 2008. p. 40–46.

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ISBN978-88-12-00015-9

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The development of mathematics education as an academic field

The issue of mathematics education being an academic field has to do not only with a structural aspect of research but also with the question of the legitimacy of a theoretical positioning about issues within the scope of mathematics education.

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