EsCo: Establishing a collaborative relationship for research on school mathematics teaching with linguistically disadvantaged learners

The Project

Learners of mathematics who are linguistically disadvantaged for a variety of reasons, including impoverished socioeconomic status, continue to be educationally disadvantaged and at considerable risk of school failure and early dropout.

This is the case in many parts of the world, with dramatic implications in broader societal terms too. While much has been researched on linguistically disadvantaged groups of learners in the disciplinary fields of sociology and general pedagogy, little is known about the classroom teaching of subject content in language-responsive ways for all learners in school. In order to address this gap from the perspective of mathematics content teaching in the secondary school and the professional knowledge to be developed with mathematics teachers, the EsCo Project is aimed at designing and creating a strong collaborative research environment.

EsCo Project collaborative meeting

EsCo Project collaborative meeting in Halle, Germany, February 2023


Co-Principal Investigators

Professor Kristin Erath

Professor Kristin Erath, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Dr Jenni Ingram, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Professor Núria Planas

Professor Núria Planas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain


Collaborators

Dr Sujata Sriram

Dr Sujata Sriram, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India

Dr Doris Wittek

Dr Doris Wittek, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Dr Arindam Bose

Dr Arindam Bose, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India

Dr Mercy Kazima

Dr Mercy Kazima, University of Malawi, Malawi

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Emilee Sarah Moore De Luca

Dr Emilee Sarah Moore De Luca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Dr Anthony Essien

Dr Anthony Essien, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

 

Dr Ann Dowker

Dr Ann Dowker, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Fraser Gobede

Dr Fraser Gobede, University of Malawi, Malawi

 

Professor Frode Rønning

Professor Frode Rønning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Dr Jim McKinley

Dr Jim McKinley, University College London, United Kingdom

 


Research Officers

Kyla Smith

Kyla Smith, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Ashley Abbott

Ashley Abbott, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Project Details

Start date: January 2022
End date: June 2023
Funder: John Fell Fund
Theme: Pedagogy, Learning and Knowledge