Training Future Researchers In Statistics Education: Reflections From The Spanish experience


Book: 
Proceedings of the sixth international conference on teaching statistics, Developing a statistically literate society
Authors: 
Batanero, C. & Godino, J. D.
Editors: 
Phillips, B.
Category: 
Pages: 
Online
Year: 
2002
Publisher: 
International Statistical Institute
URL: 
http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/1/6h1_bata.pdf
Abstract: 

A main point to assure the future of statistics education research is the training of researchers through the Master's and Doctoral Programmes. Since in the majority of countries there are no specific departments of Statistics Education, this training is carried out from Mathematics Education, Statistics, Education, Psychology and other related departments, and even there starting a line of research in statistics education is not an easy task, due to the lack of trained supervisors, specific bibliography and funds. In this presentation I will describe the experience of starting the first Doctoral Programme in Mathematics Education at the University of Granada, and developing there a research group in statistics education. The contents of the Doctoral Programme will be analysed as a first step to establish what an ideal programme for training future researchers in statistics education would be.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education