Early Mathematics Learning

​This book will gather current research in early childhood mathematics education. A special focus will be the tension between instruction and construction of knowledge. The book includes research on the design of learning opportunities, the development of mathematical thinking, the impact of the social setting and the professionalization of nursery teachers.​

Ulrich Kortenkamp is professor of mathematics and mathematics education at the University of Education Karlsruhe. His research interests lie at the interface between mathematics, computer science and didactics of the sciences. Götz Krummheuer is a professor in the department of mathematics at the Institute for the Teachng of Mathematics at the University of Frankfurt, Germany.