Includes bibliographical references.

Preliminary Material / Gilah C Leder and Helen J Forgasz -- Introduction / Helen Forgasz and Gilah Leder -- Reshaping school mathematics in Australia 1788-1988 / N. F. Ellerton and M.A. Clements -- Ten key principles from research for the professional development of mathematics teachers / Doug Clarke -- Quality mathematics teaching: Describing some key components / Peter Sullivan and Judith Mousley -- Students' understanding of algebraic notation: 11-15 / Mollie MacGregor and Kaye Stacey -- Interpreting student understanding in geometry: A synthesis of two models / John Pegg and Geoff Davey -- The development of chance measurement / Jane M. Watson , Kevin F. Collis and Jonathan B. Moritz -- Children's strategies for solving two- and three-dimensional combinatorial problems / Lyn D. English -- Beyond standard models-Meeting the challenge of modelling / P. L. Galbraith and N. J. Clatworthy -- Measuring problem-solving ability / John A. Malone , Graham A. Douglas , Barry V. Kissane and Roland S. Mortlock -- Mathematics achievement and fear of success / Gilah C. Leder -- Mathematics teaching and values education-An intersection in need of research / Alan J. Bishop -- Making sense of ethnomathematics: Ethnomathematics is making sense / Bill Barton -- Handbook of Research on the Psychology of Mathematics Education / Angel Gutiérrez and Paolo Boero.

Over the years a number of \'must read\' articles and book chapters have appeared—work that has formed the foundational stepping stones of mathematics education research for the 21st century. Twelve such seminal articles have been reproduced in this book. Each is accompanied by two independent appraisals of the longer term impact of the work within and beyond the mathematics education research community. Collectively these writings cover a wide range of topics and provide a broad overview of the outstanding contributions of Australasian mathematics education research prior to 2000.