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Although four years old, Frank Lester’s chapter On the Theoretical, Conceptual, and Philosophical Foundations for Research in Mathematics Education is a highly relevant and significant publication today—and it will be for many years to come. The three basic questions Lester addresses are fundamental to advancing our discipline now and in the future.
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English, L.D. (2010). Preface to Part III. In: Sriraman, B., English, L. (eds) Theories of Mathematics Education. Advances in Mathematics Education. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00742-2_7
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