Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, May 23-27, 1997).

This document contains the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group. Papers include: (1) "What Does It Really Mean To Teach Mathematics through Inquiry?" (Raffaella Borasi); (2) "The High School Math Curriculum" (Peter Taylor); (3) "Triple Embodiment: Studies of Mathematical Understanding-in-Inter-action in My Work and in the Work of CMESG/GCEDM" (Thomas E. Kieren); (4) "Awareness and Expression of Generality in Teaching Mathematics" (Louis Charbonneau and John Mason); (5) "Communicating Mathematics" (Douglas Franks and Susan Pirie); (6) "The Crisis in School Mathematics Content" (Malgorzata Dubiel and David Reid); (7) "Abstract Algebra: A Problems-centered and Historically Focused Approach" (Israel Kleiner); (8) "Algebraic Understanding" (Lesley Lee); (9) "Students' Explanations in Linear Algebra" (Tommy Dreyfus); (10) "Mathematics Teaching--How It Could Be Done" (George Kondor); (11) "Mathematics Teachers' Needs in Dynamic Geometric Computer Environments: In Search of Control" (Douglas McDougall); (12) "Teachers Taking Action: Using the National Mathematics Profile To Improve Teaching and Learning" (Sandra Frid); (13) "Materials To Stimulate Mathematical Thinking at the Elementary Level--A Progress Report on the Kindermath Project" (Ann Kajander); (14) "Tomorrow's Mathematics Classroom: A Vision of Mathematics Education" (Gary Flewelling, Bill Higginson, Geoff Roulet and Peter Taylor); (15) "A Model for the Development of Algebraic Thinking" (Mohamed Mosaad Nouh); (16) "Working towards Curriculum Renewal in Undergraduate Mathematics" (Sandra Frid and Joanne Tims Goodell); (17) "A Conjecture on the History of Mathematical Word Problems: Were the Word Problems Ever Practical?" (Susan Gerofsky); (18) "Desperately Seeking Something: Dilemmas Surrounding the Interpretation of Teachers' Interventions" (Jo Towers); (19) "Scarborough Review of Grade 12 Mathematics" (Lynda Colgan, Peter Harrison and Clara Ho); and (20) "Teaching of Graph Theory for High School and College" (Abraham Bar-Shlomo Turgman). (ASK)