Dr. Rosemary Cann

Director of Learning and Teaching
First class degree BSc degree in Mathematics and Education
PhD in mathematical education Photograph of Dr. Rosemary Cann.

Contact

Email: ooj@aber.ac.uk
Office: School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Aberystwyth University,P5 Penglais Campus , Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. SY23 3UX.
Phone: 01970 628448

Teaching Areas

Modules in Child Development, Psychology of Learning and Thinking and Mathematical Development in the Early Years.

Research

Rosemary’s PhD centred upon students’ participation in post compulsory mathematics. Since completing this, Rosemary has been conducting research into mathematics education and on education partnerships in rural areas. Rosemary has a keen interest in the counting systems used by multilingual children and how this can impact upon their later mathematical skills. Rosemary is currently working with a colleague in the Department of Psychology at Aberystwtyh University on the use of Welsh counting systems in mathematical development.  A number of funded projects can be seen below:

Nuffield Foundation, ‘Developing the use of visual representations in the primary classroom’. Proposal for £40,048. Dr. Patrick Barmby, Dr. David Bolden, Maria Stibric (Durham University) & Dr. R Cann (Aberystwyth University).

Welsh Education Rural Network (WERN), ‘Education Partnerships in Rural Wales’. Funding of £13000 to enable collaborative networking with members of Cardiff University. Grant holders were Thomas, M., Brake, P., Cann, R., Evans, A., Hagen, G., Jephcote, M., Morgan, D.W., Neil, P., Pester, S., Taylor, C., Woods, M.

Welsh Education Rural Network (WERN), ‘Education Partnerships in Rural Wales’. Funding of £10000 to enable a sub-group to prepare for an ESRC bid. Grant holders were Cann, R., Jephcote, M and Thomas, M.

Biography

Dr. Rosemary Cann is the Director of Learning and Teaching at the School of Education and Lifelong Learning at Aberystwyth University. As Director of Learning and Teaching in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Rosemary oversees all of the quality assurance procedures across all provisions in the School. Rosemary obtained a first class degree BSc degree in Mathematics and Education. She then comlpeted her PhD in mathematical education in July 2008. This focused upon students’ participation in mathematics in Wales. Rosemary currently teaches modules relating to child development, educational psychology and mathematical education on the single honours BA degree in Childhood Studies and on joint degrees in Education.

Additional Interests

Rosemary has a young son and consequently most of her spare time involves her indulging him!

Staff Publications

Jones, R.O. (2008) ‘Students’ Participation in Post 16 Mathematics: A Perspective from Students in Wales’, Educational Futures 1 (1) pp.71-78Cann, R. (2011) ‘Students’ Perceptions on the Transition from Further Education to Higher Education’, Educational Futures 3 (2) pp.45-55Cann, R., Thomas, M. & Jephcote, M. (2011) ‘The Challenges and Benefits Presented By Partnerships Within Rural Education In Wales’, Welsh Journal of Education 15 (1) pp.80-90Cann, R.O. (2009) ‘Girls' participation in post 16 mathematics: a view from pupils in Wales’, Journal of Gender and Education 21 (6) pp.651-669Thomas, M., Brake, P., Cann, R., Evans, A., Hagen, G., Jephcote, M., Morgan, D.W., Neil, P., Pester, S., Taylor, C., Woods, M. (2009) ‘Partnerships in Rural Education: Identification of Research Themes’, Welsh Journal of Education 14 (2) pp.144-149

  • Paper given at the British Educational Research Association’s Student Conference in 2004 as part of a plenary session
  • Paper given at the British Educational Research Association’s Student Conference in 2005 as part of a plenary session
  • Paper given at the British Educational Studies Association in 2006 as part of a plenary session
  • Presentation given to the Welsh Rural Educational Network Conference in 2008 as part of a plenary session
  • Partnership Working in Rural Education in Wales: a case study approach into the experiences and perceptions of key stakeholders. Presented by Dr Malcolm Thomas at the Rural Education Conference in Saskatoon, Canada