Peter Gates is Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK where he undertakes research mainly in the areas of mathematics education and social justice. He has been Acting President of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, and is coordinator of the international Mathematics Education and Society research group. Robyn Jorgensen(Zevenbergen) is a Professor at Griffith University. Her research focuses on issues of equity and access, particularly for students from working-class backgrounds, rural communities and Indigenous students. She is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Mathematics Education Research Journal.

• Acknowledgements.- Contributors.- Mapping the Field and Documenting the Contribution.- Section 1 – Steve the man.- 1. The social turn – from up close and personal.- 2. Steve Lerman: the man and his work.- Section 2 – Steve within the Field.- 3. Issues of equity and justice in the construction of Steve Lerman.- 4. Tracing the advances in the field of mathematics education.- 5. A Speech Act in Mathematics Education – The Social Turn.- Section 3 - Steve Photo Selection.- 6. Steve through the years.- Section 4 – Steve and international cooperation.- 7. International Research Collaborations: An Australian Perspective.- 8. Researching the role of the teacher in creating socially productive classrooms that facilitate mathematics learning.- Section 5 – Steve’s theoretical contributions.- 9. Turning mathematical knowledge for teaching social.- 10. Knowledge construction: Individual or social? .- 11. Intersubjectivity in mathematics teaching: meaning-making from constructivist and/or sociocultural perspectives? .- 12. Learning as participatory transformation – a reflection inspired by Steve Lerman’s papers and practice.- 13. The philosophy of mathematics education: Stephen Lerman’s contributions.- 14. Lerman’s Perspectives on Information and Communication Technology.- 15. Troubling mathematics “learners”.

Peter Gates is Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK where he undertakes research mainly in the areas of mathematics education and social justice. He has been Acting President of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, and is coordinator of the international Mathematics Education and Society research group. Robyn Jorgensen(Zevenbergen) is a Professor at Griffith University. Her research focuses on issues of equity and access, particularly for students from working-class backgrounds, rural communities and Indigenous students. She is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Mathematics Education Research Journal.

• Acknowledgements.- Contributors.- Mapping the Field and Documenting the Contribution.- Section 1 – Steve the man.- 1. The social turn – from up close and personal.- 2. Steve Lerman: the man and his work.- Section 2 – Steve within the Field.- 3. Issues of equity and justice in the construction of Steve Lerman.- 4. Tracing the advances in the field of mathematics education.- 5. A Speech Act in Mathematics Education – The Social Turn.- Section 3 - Steve Photo Selection.- 6. Steve through the years.- Section 4 – Steve and international cooperation.- 7. International Research Collaborations: An Australian Perspective.- 8. Researching the role of the teacher in creating socially productive classrooms that facilitate mathematics learning.- Section 5 – Steve’s theoretical contributions.- 9. Turning mathematical knowledge for teaching social.- 10. Knowledge construction: Individual or social? .- 11. Intersubjectivity in mathematics teaching: meaning-making from constructivist and/or sociocultural perspectives? .- 12. Learning as participatory transformation – a reflection inspired by Steve Lerman’s papers and practice.- 13. The philosophy of mathematics education: Stephen Lerman’s contributions.- 14. Lerman’s Perspectives on Information and Communication Technology.- 15. Troubling mathematics “learners”.

Peter Gates is Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK where he undertakes research mainly in the areas of mathematics education and social justice. He has been Acting President of the International Groups for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, and is coordinator of the international Mathematics Education and Society research group. Robyn Jorgensen(Zevenbergen) is a Professor at Griffith University. Her research focuses on issues of equity and access, particularly for students from working-class backgrounds, rural communities and Indigenous students. She is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Mathematics Education Research Journal.

• Acknowledgements.- Contributors.- Mapping the Field and Documenting the Contribution.- Section 1 – Steve the man.- 1. The social turn – from up close and personal.- 2. Steve Lerman: the man and his work.- Section 2 – Steve within the Field.- 3. Issues of equity and justice in the construction of Steve Lerman.- 4. Tracing the advances in the field of mathematics education.- 5. A Speech Act in Mathematics Education – The Social Turn.- Section 3 - Steve Photo Selection.- 6. Steve through the years.- Section 4 – Steve and international cooperation.- 7. International Research Collaborations: An Australian Perspective.- 8. Researching the role of the teacher in creating socially productive classrooms that facilitate mathematics learning.- Section 5 – Steve’s theoretical contributions.- 9. Turning mathematical knowledge for teaching social.- 10. Knowledge construction: Individual or social? .- 11. Intersubjectivity in mathematics teaching: meaning-making from constructivist and/or sociocultural perspectives? .- 12. Learning as participatory transformation – a reflection inspired by Steve Lerman’s papers and practice.- 13. The philosophy of mathematics education: Stephen Lerman’s contributions.- 14. Lerman’s Perspectives on Information and Communication Technology.- 15. Troubling mathematics “learners”.