Vol. 33 Num. 1 (2013) Maria G. Bartolini Bussi , Francesca Martignone Cultural issues in the communication of research on mathematics education ABSTRACT 2 Jill Neumayer-Depiper Teacher identity work in mathematics teacher education ABSTRACT 9 Amy Hackenberg Communication: Holding together16 Jean-François Maheux Communication: Offering and differing17 From the archives Communication: From the archives19 Alf Coles On metacognition ABSTRACT 21 Louis M. Beaugris Mathematical observations: the genesis of mathematical discovery in the classroom ABSTRACT 27 Kai-Lin Yang A framework for analysing textbooks based on the notion of abstraction ABSTRACT 33 - Contributor affiliations and contact information40