The Mandate of Scholarly Mathematics Education Research: Moving Ourselves Forward

The 20th anniversary of this journal finds us at a crossroads in many ways. Mathematics education itself has always existed at an unclear intersection of mathematics and education. As well, in mathematics education, the poles of reform and traditional learning can pull the community apart. And now, in the world, we find ourselves at a crossroads in terms of priorities related to the future of the planet. In this article, I reflect on past work, and theorise about the future role of mathematics education research, given these new realities, in moving forward.