Theory and Practice: A History of Two Centuries of Dutch Mathematics Education

A comprehensive study which describes the history of Dutch mathematics education to its full extent and in some detail is so far not available. Such an overview work could be interesting for two groups of readers: In the first place, such an overview work can be of interest for Dutch readers, who possibly have already some fragmentary knowledge of the subject but would like to have a more complete picture. Such a work could also be of interest for Dutch historians of education. Mathematics is beyond doubt a major subject in education and its history, but also often a subject that is considered as difficult to access. In the second place, such an overview work is also of interest for foreign historians of mathematics education. Dutch education, including that of mathematics, has many peculiar aspects which make it interesting for historians from abroad. The aforementioned Handbook does not pay special attention to the Dutch situation, and since most of the literature about it is in Dutch, its sources are hardly accessible for foreign researchers. It needs therefore no further explanation that such a work should be written in English.