The place of mathematics in the curriculum was challenged during the early 1900s, especially the requirement that all high school students take mathematics. Mathematics educators responded to suggested changes, but some responses may have exacerbated the crisis. (MNS)

Presents the origins of the "Journal for Research in Mathematics Education" focusing on mathematics education in the '50s and '60s; the establishment of the Research Advisory Committee of the NCTM; the publication of Research in Mathematics Education; and the initial structure, policy, and procedures for the new journal. (54 references) (MKR)

Contains two parts: (1) excerpts from interviews with Thomas Kieren and Thomas Romberg, and (2) a discussion of the evolution of views of mathematical learning and understanding, including constructivist interpretations, situated cognition, innovative perspectives on classroom research, and the inclusion of a social-interactionist Vygotskian…

Discusses how issues related to mathematics teacher education are currently being addressed, what historical precepts have contributed to the present state of affairs, and what orientations can move teacher education forward as a legitimate field of disciplined inquiry. (108 references) (MKR)

Discusses research on affective issues as it has developed over the life of the "Journal for Research in Mathematics Education," (JRME), including student beliefs and mathematics learning, emotional responses to mathematics, and new approaches to affective issues. (43 references) (MKR)

Addresses two questions: (1) How has gender and mathematics been treated in the "Journal for Research in Mathematics Education" (JRME), and how does that record fit into the broader societal concern with gender and mathematics? (2) What kinds of studies should be published in the future to achieve equity for females in mathematics? (31 references)…

Provides a brief overview of past research in mathematical problem solving, discusses the apparent recent decline in research in this area, and suggests some issues and questions that should be the focus of research. (42 references) (MKR)

Discusses the interactions between technology and research in mathematics education, including computer-assisted instruction, role of technology in learning, use of computer environments to study students' mathematical concept formation, research methodologies, interactive technologies, and lack of technology-related research in the "Journal for…

Discusses the universality of mathematics and mathematics education, Western mathematics, social and educational change, mathematics education research, and the role of the "Journal for Research in Mathematics Education" (JRME). (MKR)

Discusses the historical context of mathematics education research methodologies, describes methodological trends through the "Journal for Research in Mathematics Education" focusing on the domain of teacher knowledge and practice, and considers theoretical and methodological issues of the present and future. (25 references) (MKR)

Provides an interpretation of the influence of constructivist thought on mathematics educators starting around 1960 and proceeding up to the present time, including Piaget's cognitive-development psychology, a preconstructivist revolution in research, beginnings of the constructivist revolution, and how this revolution served as a period of…

Discusses two major themes that emerged from analysis of interviews with mathematics educators: the nature and role of research within the field of mathematics education and the increasingly international character of the community involved in that research. (19 references) (MKR)