How Manuscripts Can Contribute to Research on Mathematics Education: Possibilities for Applied Research

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Patricio Herbst University of Michigan

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Sandra Crespo Michigan State University

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In our editorial last January, Herbst et al. (2022) echoed a question often raised by reviewers of manuscripts: What is this manuscript's contribution to our research field? In that first elaboration on how manuscripts may contribute to the field of research in mathematics education, we discussed the contributions of basic research. In this editorial, motivated by the illustrations provided by the articles included in this issue, we do a similar exercise with applied research.

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We acknowledge valuable comments on an earlier draft by Karen Marrongelle, Vilma Mesa, and Larry Suter.

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