Beyond the apparent banality of the mathematics classroom

The book presents nine research works within the chosen theme and focus in a coherent theoretical perspective. The other two are commentary papers offering a reflection on studies of classroom situations from the point of view of other theoretical viewpointsFor the time being, only a small number of publications on this topic (and with this approach isare available in English. Taking classroom situation and teacher's work as central often gives rise to long term studies. A book offering results coming from such studies could be valuable for the community of researchers and mathematics educators.