Call for Papers

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS FOR MATHEMATICAL LEARNING

Editorial Chair:

Seymour Papert, MIT, USA

Editor-in-Chief:

Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA

Executive Editors:

Michele Artigue, University of Paris, France
Andrea diSessa, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Richard Noss, University of London, UK
Bruce Sherin, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
Michal Yerushalmy, University of Haifa, Haifa Israel


Aims and Scope:

The nature of learning and teaching mathematics has scarcely changed from the days of Euclid. The entry routes to mathematics, the kinds of activities open to a beginner, the kinds of teacher-learner and learner-learner interaction available in the classroom, were all shaped by the technology of paper-and-pencil and a compatible pedagogy which relied heavily on lecturing, practicing, and testing. With the development of innovative computational environments, driven by new visions for teaching and learning mathematics, radically new approaches are emerging. This journal will provide a forum for the presentation, discussion, and critique of these new approaches.
As its name implies, the journal has a special focus on ways in which fundamental changes can by fueled by the multiple manifestations of the computer presence, whether this takes the form of physical machines, of theoretical perspectives or of cultural influences. We believe that computers, and the ideas and cultures engendered by them, will have a critical role in the far-reaching changes that will come. But we are equally committed to the belief that inquiry in support of that change can be expected to touch the most fundamental questions about the nature both of mathematics and of learning and teaching. Furthermore, we expect to see these changes having major impacts on the organization and structure of schooling, on approaches to assessment and on professional development. Issues of equity, privacy, forms of interaction, responses to change and community participation will arise and need examination.
We therefore take a very broad interpretation of the journal's name. Papers need not be about computers, and the mathematics discussed need not be limited by current conceptions of the curriculum or even by currently accepted boundaries of the discipline. We are interested in expanding School's definition of mathematics to include connections not only to physical, biological and social sciences but also to art and philosophy. We are particularly interested in promoting the study of the cultural and social conditions for the development of mathematical thinking. And of course "learning" will not be confined to mean formal learning.
The journal seeks full length scholarly papers and also short letter-like notes. It has space reserved for in-depth reviews of softwares and books and a forum for discussion of controversial issues. Contributions can be theoretical or empirical, practical or visionary, conservative or radical. But although we are deliberately loose on content boundaries we are strict on standards. All submissions will be strictly refereed.

Editorial Board:

Dor Abrahamson,Berkeley, USA
Nicolas Balacheff,Grenoble,France
Jeanne Bamberger,MIT, USA
Marcelo Borba,Sao Paulo, Brazil
Doug Clements,Buffalo, USA
Rose Bottino,Genova, Italy
Paul Cobb,Vanderbilt, USA
Jere Confrey,UT Austin, USA
Al Cuoco,EDC,USA
Laurie Edwards,St Mary's, USA
Michael Eisenberg,University of Colorado, USA
Wally Feurzeig,BBN, USA
Paul Goldenberg,EDC, USA
Chris Hancock, Vermont, USA
Brian Harvey,Berkeley, USA
Celia Hoyles,London, UK
Yasmin Kafai,UCLA, USA
Cliff Konold,UMASS, USA
Chronis Kynigos,Athens, Greece
Colette Laborde,Grenoble,France
Jean-Baptiste Lagrange,Rennes, France
Rich Lehrer,Vanderbilt, USA
Maria-Alessandra Mariotti,Siena, Italy
John Mason,Milton Keynes, UK
John Monaghan,Leeds, UK
Ricardo Nemirovsky,San Diego, USA
Erich Neuwirth,Vienna, Austria
Mitch Resnick,MIT, USA
Andee Rubin,TERC, USA
Judah Schwartz,Harvard, USA
Walter Stroup,Univ. of Texas, USA
Pat Thompson,Vanderbilt, USA
Rina Zazkis,Simon Fraser University, Canada

Publisher

Marie Sheldon
Springer's home page for the journal

Submissions:

Authors should submit their manuscripts online. Electronic submission substantially reduces the editorial processing and reviewing times and shortens overall publication times.

Manuscripts can be submitted at Springer Online .
Send inquiries to: cml-ee@media.mit.edu .