In the mid- 1970s the curriculum development boom in mathematics was to end almost as rapidly as it had begun.

The NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Mathematics Education and Technology was held in Villard-de-Lans, France, between May 6 and 11, 1993. Organised on the initiative of the BaCoMET (Basic Components of Mathematics Education for Teachers) group (Christiansen, Howson and Otte 1986; Bishop, Mellin-Olsen and van Dormolen 1991), the workshop formed part of a larger NATO programme on Advanced Educational Technology. Some workshop members had already participated in earlier events in this series and were able to contribute insights from them: similarly some members were to take part in later...

This comprehensive, timely book addresses social, political and cultural dimensions in mathematics education; mathematics education as a field of study; technology in the mathematics curriculum; and international perspectives on mathematics education.