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This paper looks at the origins of the international journal Educational Studies in Mathematics (ESM) in 1968 and traces its later development as it responded to changes in mathematics education. The paper first examines, in chronological order, the contributions of its editors in defining its spirit, policy and procedures, as they directed its growth and its transformation into a leading journal of research in mathematics education. The paper then presents a statistical profile of ESM articles by content area, educational issue, level of schooling and research method, and goes on to look more closely at the special issues of ESM, each dedicated to a single topic, and how they reflect the changing concerns of mathematics educators.

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  1. OISE/UT, 252 Bloor St, West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V6, Canada

    Gila Hanna

  2. The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, 222 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 3J1, Canada

    Gila Hanna

  3. Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Victoria College, University of Toronto, 91 Charles Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1K7, Canada

    Nathan Sidoli

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Hanna, G., Sidoli, N. The story of ESM. Educational Studies in Mathematics 50, 123–156 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021162617070

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