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National Subcommissions of ICMI and their Role in the Reform of Mathematics Education

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Editors:
  1. Alexander Karp

    1. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA

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  • Presents groundbreaking and unique history and analysis of unexplored subject area
  • Explores the panorama of the developments in mathematics education during the beginning of 20th century
  • Contextualizes national histories of the mathematics education as a part of a larger international process

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Challenges, Hopes, Actions, and Tensions in the Early Years of the International Commission on the Teaching of Mathematics

    • Fulvia Furinghetti
    Pages 1-34

  3. The French Subcommission of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (1908–1914): Mathematicians Committed to the Renewal of School Mathematics

    • Renaud d’Enfert, Caroline Ehrhardt
    Pages 35-64

  4. The German IMUK Subcommission

    • Gert Schubring
    Pages 65-91

  5. The British National Subcommission of ICMI and the Mathematics Education Reform

    • Leo Rogers
    Pages 93-117

  6. The Italian Subcommission of the International Commission on the Teaching of Mathematics (1908–1920): Organizational and Scientific Contributions

    • Livia Giacardi
    Pages 119-147

  7. The Russian National Subcommission of ICMI and the Mathematics Education Reform Movement

    • Alexander Karp
    Pages 149-191

  8. The American National Subcommission of ICMI

    • Alexander Karp
    Pages 193-234

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 235-247
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About this book

ICMI (or IMUK) was founded in 1908 and initiated the establishment of national subcommissions to launch national activities in response to the IMUK agenda and to promote the reform proposals within each member country.While ICMI’s activities were thoroughly studied, the activities of the national subcommissions are studied only very marginally. In the meantime, their work has been of major importance – both because of their role in exploring and documenting the development of mathematics education at the beginning of the 20th century, and because of the changes and new ideas which they brought to their countries. Importantly, even if some results of their activities were analyzed within their countries in the corresponding languages, almost nothing is known internationally. This book is planned to deepen our knowledge on at least some of the national subcommissions. The book will interest both researchers and others interested in mathematics education and its development.

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“The book can be of interest not only to students of History of mathematics education but also to a broader audience concerned about how to best improve mathematics teaching and learning.” (Andrzej Sokolowski, MAA Reviews, August 11, 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA

    Alexander Karp

About the editor

Alexander Karp is a professor of mathematics education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics education from Herzen Pedagogical University in St. Petersburg, Russia, and also holds a degree from the same university in history and education. Currently, his scholarly interests span several areas, including the history of mathematics education, gifted education, mathematics teacher education, and mathematical problem solving. He served as the managing editor of the International Journal for the History of Mathematics Education and is the author of over one hundred publications, including over twenty books. 

 

 

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