[Maths-Education] ESRC DTP PhD Studentships at the Centre for Early Mathematical Learning

[Colin Foster]

Come and do a PhD in our Centre at Loughborough University!

We are currently advertising 3 ESRC-funded PhD positions in the Centre for Early Mathematical Learning.

The three topics are:


  1.  the emergence of the mental number line and its development across age
  2.  parental engagement in children’s early mathematics learning
  3.  how to empower educational practitioners to conduct high-quality mathematics education research

Details are here:

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CMX710/esrc-dtp-phd-studentships-at-the-centre-for-early-mathematical-learning

Deadline: 28 February 2022.

With best wishes,

Colin.

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

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Recent publications
Baldry, F., Mann, J., Horsman, R., Koiwa, D., & Foster, C. (2022). The use of carefully-planned board-work to support the productive discussion of multiple student responses in a Japanese problem-solving lesson. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-021-09511-6
Hodgen, J., Foster, C., & Brown, M. (2022). Low attainment in mathematics: An analysis of 60 years of policy discourse in England. Curriculum Journal, 33(1), 5–24. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.128
Foster, C., Woodhead, S., Barton, C., & Clark-Wilson, A. (2021). School students’ confidence when answering diagnostic questions online. Educational Studies in Mathematics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-021-10084-7
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-021-10207-9
Foster, C., Francome, T., Hewitt, D., & Shore, C. (2021). Principles for the design of a fully-resourced, coherent, research-informed school mathematics curriculum. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 53(5), 621–641. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2021.1902569
Foster, C. (2021). Implementing confidence assessment in low-stakes, formative mathematics assessments. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-021-10207-9

Podcasts
BAGs to Learn Podcast by Ben Gordon (2021, December 2). Episode 4 – Colin Foster – Problem Solving in the mathematics curriculum [Audio podcast]. https://anchor.fm/ben-gordon83/episodes/Episode-4---Colin-Foster---Problem-Solving-in-the-mathematics-curriculum-e1b5ic3
Mr Barton Maths Podcast (2021, June 21). Writing a maths curriculum with Colin Foster [Audio podcast]. http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/research-in-action-16-writing-a-maths-curriculum-with-colin-foster/

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