Encountering Algebra: A Comparative Study of Classrooms in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the USA

Chapter 1: School Algebra.- Chapter 2: Researching Classrooms in Search of Learning: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations.- Chapter 3: The VIDEOMAT Project: Theoretical Considerations and Methodological Procedures.- Chapter 4: Participation and Mathematization in Introductory Algebra Classrooms: The Case of Sweden.- Chapter 5: Designed Examples as Mediating Tools: Introductory Algebra in Two Norwegian Grade 8 Classrooms.- Chapter 6: Learning to Solve Equations in Three Swedish-speaking Classrooms in Finland.- Chapter 7: How Teachers Introduce Algebra and How it Might Affect Students' Beliefs About What it Means to "Do" Mathematics.- Chapter 8: The Fifth Lesson: Students' Responses to a Patterning Task Across the Four Countries.- Chapter 9: Encouraging Algebraic Reasoning in Contemporary Classrooms: Some Observations and a Synthesis.