Abstract
In 1968, Hans Freudenthal launched the journal Educational Studies in Mathematics. This paper describes the events leading to the foundation of this journal. It turns out that his wife, Suus Freudenthal, deserves more credit for her husband’s interest and achievements in mathematics education. The couple was interested in education from a social democratic perspective. The events leading to the foundation of the journal show that lack of success for Dutch national educational reforms, combined with problems noted by his colleagues abroad on their respective reforms, triggered Hans Freudenthal to embark on this enterprise, and contributed to its success.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-11 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Educational Studies in Mathematics |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 5 Feb 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Funding
Publishing on mathematics education so as to be useful was neither self-evident, nor easily established. Mathematicians within the IMU firmly believed that every country should do that for itself and that it was the IMU’s job to show teachers and teacher trainers what mathematics was—a conviction rooted in the unity of science movement. Freudenthal recognized the opportunity and seized it, financially supported by funding from organizations he was familiar with. Moreover, through his editorial board, he felt morally supported by the important organizations within Europe and his (selected) US contacts.
Keywords
- History of mathematics
- History of mathematics education
- Journal
