Gender research in mathematics education has experienced methodological and theoretical
shifts over the past 45 years. Although achievement studies have used assessment tools to …

Post-compulsory participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
education is an ongoing international concern and forms a key motivation underpinning the …

Declining enrolments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
disciplines and a lack of interest in STEM careers are concerning at a time when society is …

Although developed with classroom material, their goal was a model that could capture
interaction structures in different institutional settings (Coulthard and Montgomery, 1981) …

Many people have contributed to the development and writing of this book. There are a few
whom I wish to thank particularly. Carolyn Jackson, Monica McLean, Keith Trigwell, Murray …

We previously proposed that science capital (science‐related forms of cultural and social
capital) can be used as a theoretical lens for explaining the patterned nature of aspirations …

The construct of identity has been used widely in mathematics education in order to
understand how students (and teachers) relate to and engage with the subject (Kaasila …

Education is to provide clear and comprehensive research evidence on attempts to extend
access to and participation in post-compulsory and higher education in the twenty-first …

Using data from a recent survey of Australian secondary students, we find that those from
higher socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to aspire to attend university. The same …

The cumulative tale 'the house that Jack built'is used as an analogy for flawed theories. This
paper considers how the marketisation of higher education in neoliberal countries like …