This report includes all of the presentations from the fifth annual workshop on the Current State of Research on Mathematical Beliefs held in Helsinki, Finland, on August 22-25, 1997. The papers, all of which were presented in English, are as follows: "Between Formalism and Creativity: Teachers' Conceptions of a Good Computer Science Student" (Peter Berger); "Mathematical Views of Seventh-Graders in Bielefeld and Aschaffenburg" (Gunter Graumann); "Teacher as an Enactivist Researcher" (Markku Hannula); "Change in Mathematical Views of First Year University Students II" (Iris Kalesse); "Metaphor and Teaching" (Ingrid Kasten); "The Development of Prospective Teachers' Math View" (Sinikka Lindgren); "Can Gender, Language and Regionality Affect Choices in Upper Secondary School Mathematics?" (Marja Nevanlinna); "Teachers' Conceptions on Mathematics Teaching" (Erkki Pehkonen); "Pupils' Beliefs on Mathematics Teaching in Ukraine" (Sergy A. Rakov); "Students' Mathematical Beliefs as Predictors of Mathematical Performance at Entering College Level" (Martin Risnes); "Discontinuities of the Mathematical World Views of Teachers during Pre-Service Education ("Referendariat")" (Christiane Romer); and "Mathematical Beliefs and Their Impact on the Students' Mathematical Performance: Questions Raised by the TIMSS Results" (Gunter Torner). (All papers contain references.) (SM)