Examining the career paths of doctorates in mathematics education working in institutions of higher education. (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shih, Jeffrey C.; Reys, Robert E.; Reys, Barbara J.; Engledowl, Christopher
• Is Part Of: Investigations in mathematics learning. Volume 12:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 9
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Mathematics education -- doctoral preparation; Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 510.71
• DOI: 10.1080/19477503.2018.1514954
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1947-7503

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article focuses on the career paths in higher education taken by 351 doctoral graduates in mathematics education and provides insight into their career path and their resulting workload. Because some of the sample is drawn from graduates of programs with NSF funding related to doctoral preparation, it represents a best-case scenario of doctoral preparation experiences. Notable findings are that about one-half of the doctoral graduates in mathematics education are employed in mathematics departments, the majority (60%) of doctoral graduates remain in their initial faculty position upon completing their doctorate, and that workloads differ substantially across doctorate-granting and non-doctorate-granting institutions.