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The main aim of the present ICMI study is to identify current major trends in geometry and to discuss implications and perspectives concerning its teaching, for today and for tomorrow. We shall be discussing various aspects, ranging from social and didactical issues to curriculum design and teacher preparation; but first, in order to achieve this purpose, it seems appropriate to have a brief look back, at the manifold and varying roles which geometry has played during the past (remote and recent). In fact, the various phases of the historical evolution of geometry are intimately related to the evolution of mankind itself.
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Mammana, C., Villani, V. (1998). Introduction. In: Mammana, C., Villani, V. (eds) Perspectives on the Teaching of Geometry for the 21st Century. New ICMI Study Series, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5226-6_1
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