Research in mathematics education is interdisciplinary. According to Higginson (1980),
mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and sociology are contributing disciplines to …

In this article, which is in criticism of a previous paper by Eric Blaire in this journal, I suggest
that one's perspective of mathematics teaching is a logical consequence of one's …

This paper describes the widespread public image of mathematics as cold, abstract, and
inhuman, and relates it to absolutist philosophies of mathematics. It is argued that this image …

This chapter sketches an account of mathematics based on the underlying explanatory
metaphor of conversation and dialogue. 1 It suggests that mathematics is dialogical in a …

In 1997, an interview-based study of 70 research mathematicians was undertaken with a
focus on how they 'come to know'mathematics, ie their epistemologies. In this paper, I …

Conclusion Earlier in this article I said that I was not going to discuss trategies for
educational development in Papua New Guinea, although as you can probably infer, I find …

By “philosophy of mathematics” I mean the working philosophy of the professional
mathematician, the philosophical attitude toward his work that is assumed by the researcher …

This paper focuses on the changes in thinking involved in the transition from school
mathematics to formal proof in pure mathematics at university. School mathematics is seen …

The meaning of a mathematical concept differs in different contexts. We can find different
practices related to the same mathematical concept, such as the concept of function …

Currently there is a great deal of interest in philosophical issues in the teaching and learning
of both mathematics and science education. In this book Ernest has collected together …