Mathematical Relationships: identities and participation
Funded by:
the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Educational Research Association (BERA)
Timescale:
September 2006 - August 2007
This seminar series brings a lot of people together. It has been set up by Heather Mendick at IPSE, Laura Black at the University of Manchester, Yvette Solomon at Lancaster University, Melissa Rodd at the Institute of Education and Margaret Brown at King's College. We are also working with colleagues at Edinburgh, Cardiff and Sheffield Hallam Universities who are hosting seminars and with a range of speakers including people working in Europe and North America. Participants include academics, teachers and policymakers.
In this seminar series we will use theories on 'identity' to explore processes of inclusion in and exclusion from maths. Our key questions are:
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How does identity help us to understand processes of inclusion in and exclusion from learning maths?
- How does social policy influence learner identities in relation to maths and what policy changes might promote participation?
We will explore these through 3 theoretical lenses: sociocultural, discursive and psychoanalytic.
The table below gives details of the first 5 seminars. The sixth will be held at the Institute of Education in early July 2007.
More information (including photos) can be found on our main website.
Videos of some of the presentations can be found on youtube.
Publications
Project team:
Dr Heather Mendick
Dr Laura Black, University of Manchester
Prof Margaret Brown, Kings College London
Dr Melissa Rodd, Institute of Education
Dr Yvette Solomon, Lancaster University
Contact
Heather Mendick - h.mendick@londonmet
