On the Importance of Subject Matter
in Mathematics Education:
A Conversation with
Erich Christian Wittmann
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TU Dortmund University, GERMANY
Publication date: 2014-12-15
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2014;10(4):357-363
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Particularly in the second half of the 20th century, historical approaches became Erich
Christian Wittmann is one of the primary founders of mathematics education research
as an autonomous field of work and research in Germany. The interview reflects on
his role in promoting mathematics education as a design science and its consequences
as well as his view on current developments within the discipline and his activities.