[Maths-Education] PhD studentship opportunity at Brunel University

[Gwen Ineson]

Dear Colleagues,

I would be grateful if you would pass these details on to anyone who may be interested.

Dr Gwen Ineson and Dr Heather Mendick invite applicants for a PhD studentship commencing 1st October 2013 relating to a project entitled “Developing Young Children’s Number Sense Post National Numeracy Strategy”. The successful candidate will carry out in-depth qualitative research in year 4 classes in two schools to explore how calculation policy and practice impact on young children’s relationship with number in the classroom context. The recently proposed mathematics curriculum emphasises Michael Gove’s interest in ‘traditional’ skills. The result of this is likely to be a reduced focus in classrooms on building ‘number sense’ and thus it is timely to re-explore the impact of current policies and practices on how young children develop their sense of number.

Further information can be found at http://www.brunel.ac.uk/sse/news/news/ne_291071 or for informal discussions about this project, please contact Gwen by e-mail at gwen.ineson at brunel.ac.uk<mailto:gwen.ineson at brunel.ac.uk>

Many thanks,
Gwen



Dr Gwen Ineson
Primary PGCert Course Leader
Lecturer - Primary Mathematics
School of Sport and Education
Brunel University
Uxbridge, Middlesex. UB8 3PH
tel: 01895 265865
fax: 01895 269805
gwen.ineson at brunel.ac.uk<mailto:gwen.ineson at brunel.ac.uk><mailto:gwen.ineson at brunel.ac.uk>