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About Roger E. Howe and His Contributions to Mathematics Education

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Roger Howe is one of a few notable research mathematicians who is also well respected in the mathematics education community nationally and internationally. In this paper, we outline three aspects of his achievements related to mathematics education: his accomplishments as an educator, his contributions and achievements as a leader and his contributions and achievements as a scholar in mathematics education.

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  1. Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-4232, USA

    Yeping Li

  2. Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China

    Yeping Li

  3. Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA

    W. James Lewis

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  1. Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

    Yeping Li

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

    W. James Lewis

  3. Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    James J. Madden

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Li, Y., Lewis, W.J. (2018). About Roger E. Howe and His Contributions to Mathematics Education. In: Li, Y., Lewis, W., Madden, J. (eds) Mathematics Matters in Education. Advances in STEM Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61434-2_2

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