Advances In The History Of Mathematics Education: (International Studies in the History of Mathematics and its Teaching)

This book is a collection of scholarly studies in the history of mathematics education, very abbreviated versions of which were presented at the ICMI Congress in 2021. The book discusses issues in education in Brazil and Belgium, in Poland and Spain, in Russia and the United States. Probably the main factor that unifies the chapters of the book is their attention to key moments in the formation of the field of mathematics education. Topics discussed in the book include the formation and development of mathematics education for women; the role of the research mathematician in the formation of standards for writing textbooks; the formation of curricula and the most active figures in this formation during the New Math period; the formation of certain distinctive features of curricula in Poland; the formation of the views of David Eugene Smith and the influence of European mathematics education on him; the formation of the American mathematics community; and the creation of such forms of student assessment as entrance exams to higher educational institutions. The book is of interest not only to historians of mathematics education, but also to wide segments of specialists in other areas of mathematics education.

Table of Contents:
Introduction.- 2.      Pafnuty Chebyshev and mathematics education of his time.- 3.Frédérique Papy-Lenger, the Mother of Modern Mathematics in Belgium.- 4.The discarding and endurance of the rule of three: changes and stability in arithmetic teaching in France and Brazil.-  5. Entrance Exams to Higher Educational Institutions in Russia Before the Revolution: Problems, Procedures, People.- 6.   Gnomonics in mathematics secondary school education on the territories of Poland in the 17th -20th centuries.- 7.  The Transition to Modern Mathematics in Spanish Elementary Primary Education. The 1965 Syllabi.- 8.  Toward a History of Mathematics Education for Young Women: 1890–1920.- 9. Building an American Mathematical community from the ground up: Artemias Martin and the Mathematical Visitor.

About the Author :
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 thirty books.

Review :
"Their reading is interesting ... all for educators of future teachers and their students, teacher associations, and policy makers. ... all of the chapters demonstrate an appeal to the general interest. We find points of interest that could suggest future collaborations between authors from different countries ... ." (Marta Menghini, Educational Studies in Mathematics, Issue 2, octomer, 2023)