Rods, Sets and Arrows: The Rise and Fall of Modern Mathematics in Belgium

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Reform Pedagogy and the Introduction of Intuitive Geometry in Secondary School Mathematics  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 3-25
 Revival of International Collaboration in Mathematics Education During the 1950s  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 27-51
 Search for National Identity: Willy Servais and the Belgian Society of Mathematics Teachers  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 53-71
 From Royaumont to Athens: Belgian Reformers on the International Scene  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 73-92
Front Matter ....Pages 93-93
 Preparing for the Introduction of Modern Mathematics into the Classroom: Experimentation and Teacher Training  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 95-116
 Mathématique Moderne: A Pioneering Belgian Textbook Series Shaping the Modern Mathematics Reform of the 1960s  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 117-136
 Modern Mathematics in Belgian Secondary and Primary Education: Between Radicalism and Pragmatism  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 137-166
Front Matter ....Pages 167-167
 From Critique to Math War: A Divided Community of Belgian Mathematics Teachers  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 169-185
 The Fall of Modern Mathematics in Flanders: From Structuralism to Eclecticism  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 187-209
 A Joint Action to Reshape Mathematics Education in the French Community of Belgium  (Dirk De Bock, Geert Vanpaemel)....Pages 211-231
Back Matter ....Pages 233-293