@article{4123fdead1414a8bb27ff3d31f07125f,
title = "The story of ESM",
abstract = "This paper looks at the origins of the international journal Educational Studies in Mathematics (ESM) in 1968 and traces its later development as it responded to changes in mathematics education. The paper first examines in chronological order the contributions of its editors in defining its spirit policy and procedures as they directed its growth and its transformation into a leading journal of research in mathematics education. The paper then presents a statistical profile of ESM articles by content area educational issue level of schooling and research method and goes on to look more closely at the special issues of ESM each dedicated to a single topic and how they reflect the changing concerns of mathematics educators.",
keywords = "History, History of journals, Mathematics education, Research methods",
author = "Gila Hanna and Nathan Sidoli",
note = "Funding Information: At the beginning of Freudenthal{\textquoteright}s term as President of ICMI, nearly all of its funding came from the International Mathematical Union (IMU) (Lehto, 1991, p. 258). Freudenthal exercised a certain amount of autonomy, however, not necessarily seeking the counsel of IMU{\textquoteright}s executive committee or informing it of his decisions. In order to fund the creation of ESM, Freudenthal sought the help of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and ICMI signed a contract with UNESCO for support in the creation of ESM. Although IMU had not been informed of this, its executive committee, in its 1969 meeting, chose to support Freudenthal{\textquoteright}s actions, stating that “The IMU should continue its policy of paying special attention to educational questions through ICMI” (Lehto, 1991, p. 260). However, as a result of other problems between Freudenthal and the IMU Executive Committee, ESM was never an official ICMI journal.1 Funding Information: Preparation of this paper was supported in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.",
year = "2002",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1023/A:1021162617070",
language = "English",
volume = "50",
pages = "123--156",
journal = "Educational Studies in Mathematics",
issn = "0013-1954",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "2",
}