Anna Sfard selected publications

1. Sfard, A.(1991). On the dual nature of mathematical conceptions: reflections on processes and objects as
different sides of the same coin. Educational Studies in athematics, !!, 1"#$.
!. Sfard, A. and %inche&s'i, %. (199(). )he *ains and the pitfalls of reification "" the case of al*ebra. +n ,.
-obb (ed.), %earnin* athematics "" -onstructi&ist and +nteractionist theories of mathematical
de&elopment.(pp. ./"1!(). 0ordrecht: 1lu2er Academic ,ublishers (reprint of the 199( Educational
Studies in athematics paper).
#. Sfard, A. (!331a). 4alancin* the unbalanceable: )he 5-) Standards in the li*ht of theories of learnin*
mathematics. )o appear in 6. 1ilpatric', artin, 7., 8 Schifter, 0. (Eds.), A 9esearch -ompanion for
5-) Standards. 9eston, :A: 5ational -ouncil for )eachers of athematics.
(. Sfard, A. (199.). On t2o metaphors for learnin* and the dan*ers of choosin* just one. Educational
9esearcher, !/(!), pp. ("1#.
;. Sfard, A. (!333a). S<mboli=in* mathematical realit< into bein*: >o2 mathematical discourse and
mathematical objects create each other. +n ,. -obb,1. E. ?ac'el, 8 1. c-lain (Eds), S<mboli=in* and
communicatin*: perspecti&es on athematical 0iscourse, )ools, and +nstructional 0esi*n (pp. #/"9.).
ah2ah, 56: Erlbaum.
$. Sfard, A. (!333b). Steerin* (dis)course bet2een metaphor and ri*or: @sin* focal anal<sis to in&esti*ate
the emer*ence of mathematical objects. 6ournal for 9esearch in athematics Education, #1(#), !9$"#!/.
/. Sfard, A. (!333c). On reform mo&ement and the limits of mathematical discourse. athematical
)hin'in* and %earnin*, !(#), 1;/"1.9.
.. Sfard, A. 8 1ieran, -. (!331). -o*nition as communication: 9ethin'in* learnin*"b<"tal'in* throu*h
multi"faceted anal<sis of studentsA mathematical interactions. ind, -ulture, and Acti&it<, .(1), (!"/$.
9. Sfard, A. (!331b). On the *ains and dilemmas of callin* different thin*s the same name. )o appear in
Buarterl< of -o*niti&e Science (c. #3pp.)
13. Sfard, A. (!331c). -ommunicatin* to learn or learnin* to communicateC athematics education in Duest
for ne2 ans2ers to old Duestions. (4oo' re&ie2). Eenralblatt fur 0idia'ti' athemati' F +nternational
9e&ie2s on athematical Education, ##(1), 1"9.