This Open Access book is an excellent synthesis of the initial and continuing preparation for
Mathematics Teaching in Bolivia Ecuador Paraguay and Peru from which comparative analyses
can be made that show similarities and differences and highlight various perspectives. In
February 2016 the 5th Capacity and Networking Project (CANP) workshop of the International
Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) was held in Lima Peru. The coordination of this
two-week workshop was undertaken by an international scientific committee (IPC) with equal
participation by mathematicians and mathematics educators from the region and from the
international ICMI and IMU community.The goal of CANP5 was to improve the quality of
mathematics education in the region which led to the main theme of the scientific program
Initial and Continued Teacher Education. Country Reports on the main theme of teacher education
systems for each country in this region were presented and discussed to detect common issues
that might be improved through a collaborative network. One of the most important results of
this event was the creation of a Mathematics Education Network namely the Comunidad de
Educación Matemática de America del Sur - CEMAS. This book brings to the international
Educational Community an important collection of experiences and ideas in the Mathematics
Education of four Latin-American countries in the developing Andean region and Paraguay. The
dissemination of these results can promote the search for international collaborative actions
in a wider scale.
