Vol. 19 Num. 3 (1999) Dave Hewitt Arbitrary and necessary: a way of viewing the mathematics curriculum MORE INFORMATION   2 Dave Hewitt L’arbitraire et le nécessaire—première partie : une manière de regarder le programme de mathématiques9 Thabiso Nyabanyaba Whither relevance? Mathematics teachers' discussion of the use of 'real-life' contexts in school mathematics10 David A. Reid ,  Laurinda Brown Fork in the road15 Ana Dias Ethnomathematics vs. epistemological hegemony23 Leone Burton Why is intuition so important to mathematicians but missing from mathematics education?27 Shiqi Li Communication: Does practice make perfect?33 Susan Gerofsky Genre analysis as a way of understanding pedagogy in mathematics education36