ABSTRACT
The need is as pressing as ever for a shared, scientifi c, non-ideological framework for empirical and theoretical research in mathematical learning and problem solving.
Goldin, chapter 9, p. 178, this volume
This fi nal chapter revisits some of the key issues addressed by the authors and explores a selection of the many research issues that need attention in the advancement of our discipline. Specifi cally, we give consideration to the following questions:
1. What role can research play in illuminating the multidisciplinary debates on the powerful mathematical ideas required for the 21st century?
