''For the Learning of Mathematics'' is a triannual
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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covering
mathematics education
In contemporary education, mathematics education—known in Europe as the didactics or pedagogy of mathematics—is the practice of teaching, learning, and carrying out Scholarly method, scholarly research into the transfer of mathematical know ...
. It was established in 1981 by David Wheeler.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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EBSCO databases
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Description
The missio ...
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Reception
In 2012, a survey of researchers in the field ranked the journal with an A (the second highest ranking, below A*). In 2017, another ranking of journals placed it in the top tier. At the same time, the high ranking in both of these reviews was questioned, suggesting that the journal more properly belongs in the mid-tier.
Editors-in-chief
The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief
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*David Wheeler (1981–1996)
*David Pimm (1997–2002)
*Laurinda Brown (2003–2007)
*Brent Davis (2008–2010)
*Richard Barwell (2011–2016)
*David Reid (2017–present)
See also
* List of mathematics education journals
References
External links
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Academic journals established in 1981
Mathematics education journals
Multilingual journals
Triannual journals
Delayed open access journals
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