This book presents the key debates that the mathematics teacher will need to understand, reflect on and engage in as part of their professional development. Issues in Mathematics Teaching is suitable for those at initial training level right through to practising mathematics teachers. Its accessible structure enables the reader to pursue the issues raised as each chapter includes suggestions for further reading and questions for reflection or debate.

Reflection has become widely recognized as a crucial element in the professional growth of teachers. Terms such as reflective teaching enquiry-orientated teacher education, teachers as researchers and reflective practitioner have become quite prolific in discussions of classroom practice and professional development. It is frequently presumed that reflection is an intrinsically good and desirable aspect of teaching and teacher education and that teachers, in becoming more reflective, will in some sense be better teachers, though such claims have been rarely subject to detailed scrutiny.

Professor Stephen Lerman has been a leader in the field of mathematics education for thirty years. Stephen retired from South Bank University in 2012, where he had worked for over 20 years, though he continues to work at Loughborough University.