The Nordic Journal of Research in Mathematics Education (NOMAD) has recently released the October issue. This issue contains three research articles:

• Leif Bjørn Skorpen: Nokre spesielle trekk ved arbeidet med matematikkfaget i begynnaropplæringa (in Norwegian)
• Frode Olav Haara and Kari Smith: Practical activities in mathematics teaching – mathematics teachers’ knowledge based reasons
• Diana Stentoft and Paola Valero:  Identities-in-action. Exploring the fragility of discourse and identity in learning mathematics