[Maths-Education] Funded PhD studentship available

[Colin Foster]

An ESRC-funded PhD studentship is available for October 2019 start in the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University.  The project is entitled Reasoning Skills in Post-16 Mathematics Students and the successful applicant will work with supervisors Lara Alcock and Nina Attridge and with collaborative partners Mathematics in Education and Industry.

The studentship can include an additional first year spent developing skills relevant to educational research via a research methods master’s.  So the opportunity would ideally suit a well-qualified mathematics student or teacher who is interested in moving into research.

For full details and application instructions, see
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/mgsdtp/collaborativeandjoint/alcock_loughborough_-_collab_advert_2019.pdf
Application deadline: 29th March 2019

Potential applicants are welcome to contact Lara Alcock (l.j.alcock at lboro.ac.uk<mailto:l.j.alcock at lboro.ac.uk>) or Nina Attridge (n.f.attridge at lboro.ac.uk<mailto:n.f.attridge at lboro.ac.uk>) before applying.

Dr Colin Foster
Reader in Mathematics Education
Mathematics Education Centre
Schofield Building
Loughborough University
Loughborough LE11 3TU

www.foster77.co.uk<http://www.foster77.co.uk>
@colinfoster77

Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology: http://www.tandfonline.com/tmes

Recent publications
Inglis, M., & Foster, C. (2018). Five decades of mathematics education research. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 49(4), 462–500. http://www.foster77.co.uk/JRME2018-07-462.pdf
Foster, C. (2018). Developing mathematical fluency: Comparing exercises and rich tasks. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 97(2), 121–141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-017-9788-x
Hodgen, J., Foster, C., Marks, R., & Brown, M. (2018). Evidence for Review of Mathematics Teaching: Improving Mathematics in Key Stages Two and Three. London: Education Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Support/Links/Campaigns/Maths/EEF_Maths_Evidence_Review.pdf