In this article we describe and discuss the analyses of a developmental research project that
took place in Sweden during 1998 to 2002. We carried out four different analyses in order to …

In this paper I review the theoretical frameworks and perspectives adopted for the research,
and outline the theoretical development of our position as it emerged during the research …

In recent years researchers investigating the mathematical activity of workers have
highlighted how this is historically and culturally situated and consequently school …

This paper discusses the way'right conduct'in education'praxis' is embedded in social
practices' practice architectures' which enable and constrain conduct in three dimensions …

This paper portrays voices of students pursuing mathematics at their gymnasium. Obtained
through narrative interviews, the students voiced were observed and interacted with through …

Background The curriculum framework outlined in the Primary Mathematics Syllabus for all
Singapore schools (Ministry of Education, 2000) places mathematical problem solving …

This chapter points out that one of the purposes of having mathematics as a school subject
is that it can contribute directly to learners' development of higher psychological functions …

This chapter examines two recommendations for classroom practices from curriculum and
instruction Standards (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], 1989; 2000) …

What proficiencies are brought tobear when students work on mathematicsproblems? And to
what extent may these becaptured by knowledge categories? These arequestions that I …

What mathematics is of importance to learners with lower abilities from the point of view of
their future profession? This article describes the approach of the project-group on …