Mathematics education in Iceland in the 20th century - Ólafur Daníelsson's impact

Bjarnadóttir, Kristín; Bjarnadóttir, Kristín; Furinghetti, Fulvia; Prytz, Johan; Schubring, Gert

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Mathematics education in Iceland in the 20th century - Ólafur Daníelsson's impact

Title:	Mathematics education in Iceland in the 20th century - Ólafur Daníelsson's impact
Alternative Title:	Stærðfræðimenntun á Íslandi á 20. öld - Áhrif Ólafs Daníelssonar
Author:	Bjarnadóttir, Kristín Bjarnadóttir, Kristín Furinghetti, Fulvia Prytz, Johan Schubring, Gert 5 authors Show fewer authors
Date:	2015
Language:	English
Scope:	16
School:	Education
ISBN:	978-91-506-2444-1
Series:	"Dig Where You Stand" 3; () "Dig where You Stand"; 3()
Subject:	Mathematics (all)
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4874
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Citation: Bjarnadóttir , K 2015 , Mathematics education in Iceland in the 20th century - Ólafur Daníelsson's impact . in K Bjarnadóttir , F Furinghetti , J Prytz & G Schubring (eds) , "Dig Where You Stand" 3 : Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the History of Mathematics Education . "Dig where You Stand" , vol. 3 , Uppsala University - Department of Education , Uppsala , pp. 65-80 , The Third International Conference on the History of Mathematics Education , Uppsala , Sweden , 25/09/13 . conference
Abstract: Ólafur Daníelsson was a towering figure in mathematics teaching in Iceland during the first three quarters of the 20th century. His position as textbook writer, the mathematics teacher of the first 167 primary teachers, and the teacher of the first 20 cohorts of high-school mathematics-stream graduates, contributed to his superior personal influence. Furthermore, official decisions, such as a limited access to high-school education and later strict entrance examination during 30 years, where his textbooks were a required reading, made his influence last long after his retirement. In parallel with his dedicated work at building up secondary mathematics education, Daníelsson managed to keep up a scientific career, present papers at international congresses and have them published in distinguished mathematics journals.