Vol. 3 Num. 2 (1983) Munir Fasheh Mathematics, culture, and authority2 Efraim Fischbein Intuition and proof9 Dorothy Buerk An experience with some able women who avoid mathematics19 Roland Stowasser A textbook chapter from an idea of Pascal25 Gérard Vergnaud Cognitive and developmental psychology and research in mathematics education: some theoretical and methodological issues31 Priscilla Chaffe-Stengel , Nel Noddings Facilitating symbolic understanding of fractions42