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Research in Early Childhood Mathematics Education Today

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Contemporary Research and Perspectives on Early Childhood Mathematics Education

Part of the book series: ICME-13 Monographs ((ICME13Mo))

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This edited book brings together a collection of research-based work from different contexts across the globe to contribute to improving knowledge and understanding of major issues that early childhood mathematics education encounters today and to advancing research, development and practice in this field. The chapters of the book are based on the invited contributions in TSG 1: Early Childhood Mathematics Education at ICME-13. The chapters provide a wide scope for discussion of current themes, theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to promoting teaching and learning of mathematics in the early years. This chapter includes an overview of the core focus of the chapters.

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  1. Department of Education, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box. 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Iliada Elia

  2. Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, 2109, Australia

    Joanne Mulligan

  3. Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada

    Ann Anderson

  4. Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 5, 53127, Pisa, Italy

    Anna Baccaglini-Frank

  5. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Education Karlsruhe, Bismarckstr. 10, 76133, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Christiane Benz

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  1. Department of Education, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Iliada Elia

  2. Faculty of Human Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Joanne Mulligan

  3. Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Ann Anderson

  4. Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Anna Baccaglini-Frank

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    Christiane Benz

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Elia, I., Mulligan, J., Anderson, A., Baccaglini-Frank, A., Benz, C. (2018). Research in Early Childhood Mathematics Education Today. In: Elia, I., Mulligan, J., Anderson, A., Baccaglini-Frank, A., Benz, C. (eds) Contemporary Research and Perspectives on Early Childhood Mathematics Education. ICME-13 Monographs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73432-3_1

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