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, Volume 50, Issue 5, pp 765–771 | Cite as

Recent advances in mathematics textbook research and development: an overview

  • Gert Schubring
  • Lianghuo Fan
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Abstract

The paper departs from research published in an earlier thematic issue published by ZDM Mathematics Education in 2013 on mathematics textbook research and development by presenting a review of the literature in other languages and including books. Overall, the paper provides a brief overview of the more recent development of research in this area since then. The paper argues that mathematics textbooks as a theme of research have continued to receive rapidly growing attention internationally by opening to new developments such as electronic resources, historical reflections and international comparisons.

Keywords

Mathematics textbook research Textbooks and resources International usage of textbooks Historical developments of textbooks 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.University of BielefeldBielefeldGermany
  2. 2.East China Normal UniversityShanghaiChina
  3. 3.University of SouthamptonSouthamptonUK

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