The First Sourcebook on Nordic Research in Mathematics Education

Iceland, Denmark and contributions from Finland provides the first comprehensive and unified
treatment of historical and contemporary research trends in mathematics education in the
Nordic world. The book is organized in sections co-ordinated by active researchers in
mathematics education in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland. The purpose of
this sourcebook is to synthesize and survey the established body of research in these countries
with findings that have influenced ongoing research agendas, informed practice, framed
curricula and policy. The sections for each country also include historical articles in addition to
exemplary examples of recently conducted research oriented towards the future. The book will
serve as a standard reference for mathematics education researchers, policy makers,
practitioners and students both in and outside the Nordic countries.
This Sourcebook includes over 50 chapters from the Nordic world.
Section I- Norwegian Research in Mathematics Education
Section Editor: Simon Goodchild
Introduction to the Norwegian part of the Sourcebook of Nordic Research in Mathematics Education
Simon Goodchild
The development of mathematics education as a research field in Norway - an insider's
personal reflections, Trygve Breiteig and Simon Goodchild
Section II- Swedish Research in Mathematics Education
Section Editor: Christer Bergsten
Mathematics education research in Sweden - An introduction
Christer Bergsten
Some theoretical orientations of Swedish research
Learning difficulties and mathematical reasoning
Johan Lithner, Torulf Palm
Section III - Icelandic Research in Mathematics Education
Section Editors: Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir, Bharath Sriraman
Mathematics Education in Iceland: Explaining the Non-homogeneity in a Homogenous
System, Guðný Helga Gunnarsdóttir, Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir, Bharath Sriraman
The History of Public Education in Mathematics in Iceland and its Relations to Secondary
Education, Kristín Bjarnadóttir
Section IV - Danish Research in Mathematics Education
Section Editors: Bettina Dahl, Bharath Sriraman
Section V- Contributions from Finland
Section Editor: Lenni Haapasalo