數學教育研究為從事數學教育工作的人提供了重要的新思想和發展。它試圖反映這一領域內各種各樣的研究問題以及用于研究這些問題的各種方法。它涉及教學、方法和教學科目，而不是具體的數學教學方案。重點放在高于地方或國家利益的高級別文章上。本刊所有稿件均經同行評審。

Educational Studies in Mathematics presents new ideas and developments of major importance to those working in the field of mathematical education. It seeks to reflect both the variety of research concerns within this field and the range of methods used to study them. It deals with didactical, methodological and pedagogical subjects, rather than with specific programmes for teaching mathematics.The emphasis is on high-level articles which are of more than local or national interest. All contributions to this journal are peer reviewed.