Handbook on the History of Mathematics Education

This is the first comprehensive International Handbook on the History of Mathematics Education, covering a wide spectrum of epochs and civilizations, countries and cultures. Until now, much of the research into the rich and varied history of mathematics education has remained inaccessible to the vast majority of scholars, not least because it has been written in the language, and for readers, of an individual country. And yet a historical overview, however brief, has become an indispensable element of nearly every dissertation and scholarly article. This handbook provides, for the first time, a comprehensive and systematic aid for researchers around the world in finding the information they need about historical developments in mathematics education, not only in their own countries, but globally as well. Although written primarily for mathematics educators, this handbook will also be of interest to researchers of the history of education in general, as well as specialists in cultural and even social history. (Publisher's description) Front Matter....Pages i-ix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 On Historiography of Teaching and Learning Mathematics....Pages 3-8 The History of Mathematics Education: Developing a Research Methodology....Pages 9-24 Front Matter....Pages 25-25 Mathematics Education in Antiquity....Pages 27-53 Mathematics Education in Oriental Antiquity and Middle Ages....Pages 55-83 Teaching the Mathematical Sciences in Islamic Societies Eighth–Seventeenth Centuries....Pages 85-107 Mathematics Education in the European Middle Ages....Pages 109-124 Front Matter....Pages 125-127 Mathematics Education in Europe in the Premodern Times....Pages 129-151 History of Mathematics Education in East Asia in Premodern Times....Pages 153-174 Mathematics Education in America in the Premodern Period....Pages 175-196 Front Matter....Pages 197-199 Secondary School Mathematics Teaching from the Early Nineteenth Century to the Mid-Twentieth Century in Italy....Pages 201-228 Mathematics Education in France: 1800–1980....Pages 229-240 Mathematics Education in Germany (Modern Times)....Pages 241-255 Mathematics Education in the United Kingdom....Pages 257-282 Mathematics Education in Spain and Portugal....Pages 283-302 Mathematics Education in Russia....Pages 303-322 Mathematics Education in the United States and Canada....Pages 323-334 Mathematics Education in Latin America....Pages 335-359 Mathematics Education in Modern Asia....Pages 361-390 Mathematics Education in Africa....Pages 391-403 Mathematics Education in Islamic Countries in the Modern Time: Case Study of Tunisia....Pages 405-428 Front Matter....Pages 429-429 History of Teaching Arithmetic....Pages 431-457 Notes for a History of the Teaching of Algebra....Pages 459-472 History of Teaching Geometry....Pages 473-492 History of Teaching Calculus....Pages 493-513 History of Teaching Vocational Mathematics....Pages 515-524 Mathematics Teaching Practices....Pages 525-540 Front Matter....Pages 541-541 History of International Cooperation in Mathematics Education....Pages 543-564 History of Tools and Technologies in Mathematics Education....Pages 565-578 History of Mathematics Teacher Education....Pages 579-595 Back Matter....Pages 597-634 The first international handbook of the history of mathematics education. One of the main trends in contemporary research in mathematics education is an evaluation of what has been done (or not done) in the past in an attempt to understand the current state of affairs as part of a long and continuous process. A great portion of the research in mathematics education remains inaccessible to the vast majority of scholars—at the very least due to a language barrier, since research in the history of mathematics education in different countries can often be read only by people who know the languages of those countries. An historical overview, however brief, has become an indelible part of nearly every dissertation, and nearly every scholarly article. There is a need for a comprehensive and systematic work that will aid researchers from around the world in tracking down the necessary information concerning historical developments in their own countries as well as abroad. It is also essential to bring together and systematize the past developments in research methodology: this will aid researchers in their efforts. Both of these are addressed by this handbook.