Every four years, beginning in 1984, the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) produces a review of Australasian research in mathematics education. The authors of the chapters in this volume have summarised and critiqued research conducted during the period 2004-2007. The research foci for the period are reflected in the chapter titles. Working under tight funding opportunities and the shadow of demanding research accountability measures, the research undertaken has, nonetheless, been rigorous, far-ranging, and at the cutting edge. In bringing this regular review of the...
Every four years, beginning in 1984, the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) produces a review of Australasian research in mat...
Set against the backdrop of Boston, Laws, Lies and Lawyers by Alan Bishop tells the story of two lifelong friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the law. While one is determined to be a lawyer and help people, the other turns to an easier, more lucrative life in organized crime. But one incredible event suddenly blurs the lines, making the question, "Who's side are you on?" more provocative than ever. Beautifully written, and filled with an immediate intensity, Laws, Lies and Lawyers is a pitch-perfect look at the world of crime, from the Irish mob to the Italian mafia. A thinking...
Set against the backdrop of Boston, Laws, Lies and Lawyers by Alan Bishop tells the story of two lifelong friends who find themselves on opposite side...
Many macroscopic properties of materials are determined primarily by inhomogeneous structures and textures. These intermediate-scale structures often arise from competing interactions operating on different length scales within the material. Our understanding of such phenomena has increased substantially with the identification and theoretical description of solid-state materials with incommensurate and long-period modulated phases, such as ferroelectrics, charge-density-wave compounds, epitaxial layers and polytypes. Experimental diagnosis of inhomogeneous ground states and metastable phases...
Many macroscopic properties of materials are determined primarily by inhomogeneous structures and textures. These intermediate-scale structures often ...
This book presents a research focus on diversity and inclusivity in mathematics education. The challenge of diversity, largely in terms of student profiles or contextual features, is endemic in mathematics education, and is often argued to require differentiation as a response. Typically different curricula, text materials, task structures or pedagogies are favoured responses, but huge differences in achievement still result. If we in mathematics education seek to challenge that status quo, more research must be focussed not just on diversity but also on the inclusivity, of practices in...
This book presents a research focus on diversity and inclusivity in mathematics education. The challenge of diversity, largely in terms of student ...
Alan Bishop M. a. (Ken) Clements Christine Keitel-Kreidt
ALAN J. BISHOP Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia RATIONALE Mathematics Education is becoming a well-documented field with many books, journals and international conferences focusing on a variety of aspects relating to theory, research and practice. That documentation also reflects the fact that the field has expanded enormously in the last twenty years. At the 8th International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME) in Seville, Spain, for example, there were 26 specialist Working Groups and 26 special ist Topic Groups, as well as a host of other group activities. In 1950 the...
ALAN J. BISHOP Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia RATIONALE Mathematics Education is becoming a well-documented field with many books, jo...
