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Anthony A. Essien is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Mathematics Education Division at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is a series editor of the book series Studies on Mathematics Education and Society. His field of research is in mathematics teacher education in contexts of language diversity. He is also a current member of the International Committee (Board of Trustees) for the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (IGPME). Anthony also served as an associate editor of Pythagoras, the academic journal of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa, for 11 years. In addition to his background in mathematics education, Anthony also has a background in Philosophy.



Audrey Msimanga is an Associate Professor of Science Education, currently the Head of Education at Sol Plaatje University as well as a Visiting researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand. Audrey has worked in Biology research and then in Science Education for over 30 years. Audrey's research seeks to understand the role of social interaction in science learning; the potential for classroom talk to mediate learner meaning making as well as the role of language in science teaching and learning in multilingual classrooms. Audrey is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal for Research in Science Teaching (JRST).