# Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Departament de Didactica de la Matematica

> organisation involved in scholarly research

**Wikidata**: [Q74555958](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74555958)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/universitat-autonoma-de-barcelona-departament-de-didactica-de-la-matematica

## Summary
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Didàctica de la Matematica is the Department of Mathematics Didactics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is described as an organisation involved in scholarly research. It is classed as a research institute with a focus on "Enseñanza de las Ciencias" (teaching of the sciences) and is located in Spain.

## Key Facts
- The entity is named "Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Departament de Didactica de la Matematica" (Department of Didactics of Mathematics of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
- It is described as an organisation involved in scholarly research.
- Instance of: research institute (classified as a research-focused organisation).
- Research focus qualifier: "Enseñanza de las Ciencias" (teaching of the sciences).
- Country: Spain.
- The entity's instance_of statement is supported by an academic reference (Ensciencias editorial policies: https://ensciencias.uab.es/about/editorialPolicies#peerReviewProcess).
- Metadata note: sitelink_count recorded as 41 (Wikidata metadata).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Departament de Didactica de la Matematica?
A: It is the Department of Didactics of Mathematics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is described as an organisation involved in scholarly research. It is classified as a research institute with a focus on the teaching of sciences.

### Q: Where is this department based?
A: The department is located in Spain.

### Q: What does the department focus on?
A: Its documented qualifier indicates a focus on "Enseñanza de las Ciencias," i.e., the teaching of the sciences, situating it within research on science and mathematics education.

## Why It Matters
As a university department formally classified as a research institute and described as an organisation involved in scholarly research, the Departament de Didàctica de la Matemàtica at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona occupies a role within the academic infrastructure that supports study of the teaching of sciences. Departments with this classification typically concentrate institutional resources on researching pedagogical methods, curricular issues, and theoretical aspects of mathematics education; being part of a major Spanish university situates this department within national and international scholarly networks. The explicit designation in structured data (instance_of: research institute; qualifier: Enseñanza de las Ciencias) and its documentation in academic sources signal that the unit is recognized for research activity rather than solely administrative or instructional functions. For researchers, educators, and policymakers interested in mathematics education in Spain, this department represents an identifiable institutional actor engaged in scholarly inquiry into how sciences and mathematics are taught.

## Notable For
- Being explicitly classified as a research institute while named as the Department of Didactics of Mathematics within the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
- Documented research focus under the qualifier "Enseñanza de las Ciencias" (teaching of the sciences).
- Identified in structured data as an organisation involved in scholarly research.
- Supported by an academic reference linking its instance_of classification to institutional editorial/policy documentation (Ensciencias editorial policies).

## Body

### Overview
- Official name (as given): Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Departament de Didactica de la Matematica.
- Described role: organisation involved in scholarly research.

### Classification & Focus
- Instance of: research institute.
- Qualifier on instance_of: Enseñanza de las Ciencias (teaching of the sciences), indicating a research orientation toward science and mathematics education.

### Location & Affiliation
- Country: Spain.
- Affiliation (implied by name): part of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (department-level unit within the university).

### References & Metadata
- The instance_of assertion (research institute, qualifier: Enseñanza de las Ciencias) is supported by an academic source referenced at: https://ensciencias.uab.es/about/editorialPolicies#peerReviewProcess.
- Wikidata description: "organisation involved in scholarly research."
- Sitelink_count: 41 (Wikidata metadata indicator).

## References

1. [Directory of Open Access Journals](https://ensciencias.uab.es/about/editorialPolicies#peerReviewProcess)