This book is about scientific inquiry. Designed for early and mid-career researchers it is a
practical manual for conducting and communicating high-quality research in (mathematics)
education. Based on the authors' extensive experience as researchers as mentors and as
members of the editorial team for the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME)
this book directly speaks to researchers and their communities about each phase of the process
for conceptualizing conducting and communicating high-quality research in (mathematics)
education.In the late 2010s both JRME and Educational Studies in Mathematics celebrated 50
years of publishing high-quality research in mathematics education. Many advances in the field
have occurred since the establishment of these journals and these anniversaries marked a
milestone in research in mathematics education. Indeed fifty years represents a small step for
human history but a giant leap for mathematics education. The educational research community in
general (and the mathematics education community in particular) has strongly advocated for
original research placing great emphasis on building knowledge and capacity in the field.
Because it is an interdisciplinary field mathematics education has integrated means and
methods for scientific inquiry from multiple disciplines. Now that the field is gaining
maturity it is a good time to take a step back and systematically consider how mathematics
education researchers can engage in significant impactful scientific inquiry.
