Second handbook of research on mathematics teaching and learning : a project of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics / Frank K. Lester, Jr., editor.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Aims to fuse the research that has been done, to provide new conceptualizations of research problems, and to suggest possible research programs to move the field forward. Cater to new avenues of active inquiry and emphasized on technology, on assessment and international comparisons, philosophical , social, personal, and cultural dimensions of mathematics, the culture of mathematics, classroom , ethnomathematics, affect, gender, and race, ethnicity, social class, language, and social achievement in mathematics. Focuses on research contributions and trends during the past 15 years. Contributors are considered to be the most prominent in the filed like: Michelle Artigue, Deborah Ball, Carmen Batanero, Michael Battista, Allan Bishop, Paul Cobb, Erick DeCorte, Jan de Lange Etc..