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Papers from the International Conference on Mathematics Education are organized into four parts. Part 1, "The Goal of Mathematics for All," includes: "Will Everybody Ever Count?" (Steen); "Mathematics Education: An Industrial View" (McHenry); "The Popularization of Mathematics" (Kahane); "Is There a Real Chance for 'Mathematics and Science for All Americans'?" (Keitel); "Higher Order (Un-)Teaching" (de Lange); "Mathematics for All Students: Technology and the Power of Visualization" (Demana & Waits); "MASS-MATHICS: A Curriculum for Non-College Bound Students in Israel" (Movshovitz-Hadar); and "Equity, Assessment, and Thinking Mathematically: Principles for the Design of Model-Eliciting Activities" (Lesh, Hoover, & Kelly). Part 2, "The Process and Evaluation of Reform Efforts," includes: "America Is Likewise Bestirring Herself: A Century of Mathematics Education As Viewed from the United States" (Kilpatrick); "The Mathematical Sciences Education Board: Preparing for the Twenty-first Century" (Rosen); "What Does It Mean to Be Modern in Mathematics Education?" (D'Ambrosio); "Reflections on the Mathematics Assessments of the National Assessment of Educational Progress" (Lindquist); "Certifying Accomplishments in Mathematics: The New Standards Examining System" (Resnick, Briars, & Lesgold); and "Assessing Mathematics: Enhancing Understanding" (Dossey). Part 3, "The Content of Reform," includes: "Toward a World Class Curriculum in the United States" (Romberg); "What Are the Goods and How Do We Deliver Them?" (Sally, Jr.); "Investigations in Number, Data, and Space: A New Elementary Curriculum" (Russell); "The UCSMP Elementary Mathematics Specialist Project" (Sconiers); "Reflections on Inservice Work with U.S. Teachers of Mathematics" (Becker); "The Effects of Technology on the Mathematics Curriculum: What Goes In? What Goes Out?" (Ellis); "Computers, Understanding of Concepts, and Problem Solving" (Bjork & Brolin); "Getting Students to Function in Algebra" (Schwartz); "Statistics in the Mathematics Curriculum: Why and What?" (Moore); "Algorithms in School Mathematics: Why, What and How?" (Johnson); and "Applications and Modeling in School Mathematics--Directions for Future Development" (Niss). Part 4, "International Comparisons," includes: "The Third International Mathematics and Science Study: Issues and Questions" (Robitaille); "School Mathematics in the U.S. and U.K.: Similarities and Differences" (Johnson); "School Mathematics in Japan and the U.S.: Focusing on Recent Trends in Elementary and Lower Secondary School" (Miwa); "Results of U.S.-Japan Cross-national Research on Students' Problem Solving Behaviors" (Becker); "Some Puzzling Questions Arising from Mathematics Education in China" (Zhang); "Competition and Cooperation in School Mathematics" (Usiskin). Appendices contain lists of the conference participants, speakers, and presiders. (MKR)

Most of the papers in this volume stem from the Second International Conference on Mathematics Education conducted by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) and held in conjunction with the 66th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Chicago. Topics of the 25 papers contained in this document are grouped into three areas: (1) Part 1: "School Mathematics Curricula and the Reform Process"; (2) Part 2: "Research in Mathematics Education"; and (3) Part 3: "The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project." Papers in Part 1 include: (1) "The Dynamics of Curriculum Change" (Burkhardt, Fraser, Ridgway); (2) "The Reform of Mathematics Education at the Upper Secondary School Level in Japan" (Fujita Miwa, Becker); (3) "Teaching Mathematics in the Czechoslovak School System" (Mikulcak); (4) "Solid Mathematical Knowledge and Ability that May Be Readily Applied--What Every Student Must Learn: Mathematics Teaching in the German Democratic Republic" (Weber); (5) "Specifying a National Curriculum: Reflections on the English Experience" (Burkhardt); (6) "Mathematics Curriculum Reform--One Country's View" (Cockcroft); (7) "The Current State of School Mathematics Education in Belgium (Flanders)" (Ervynck); (8) "The Political Realities for Mathematics Education" (Dossey); (9) "Leading the Reform in Mathematics Education" (Frye); (10) "The Mathematical Sciences Education Board of the National Research Council" (Hill); and (11) Can the United States Afford Not to Have a National Mathematics Curriculum?" (Ralston). Among papers included in Part 2 are the following: (1) "The Role of Calculators and Computers in the Teaching of Mathematics" (Brolin); (2) "Some Aspects of Teaching Stochastics in Hungary" (Szendrei) and (3) "The Teaching of Fractions: A Challenge to Mathematical Education (Avila, Lluis, Mancera). Among papers included in Part 3 are the following: (1) "The Beliefs Underlying UCSMP" (Usiskin); (2) "Mathematics Specialists in the Elementary School" (Sheila Sconiers); and "Reflections on Evaluating Innovative Curriculum Projects" (Mathison). (MA)

Reported in this conference proceedings are educational activities related to mathematics education from several countries. The conference was devoted primarily to two major topics closely connected with the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP): (1) Development of an applications-oriented mathematics curriculum for all students; and (2) innovative instructional strategies applying new technologies and research findings. Papers presented are organized into the following categories: (1) School Mathematics Education Worldwide (13 papers); (2) General Principles, Curriculum Design, and Instructional Strategies (14 papers); and (3) Technology-Supported Learning (9 papers). Thirty-six foreign and American mathematicians and educators presented papers and participated in panel discussions. (RH)