Welcome to Graduate Study in Math Education

Mathematics Education at Purdue University prepares prospective mathematics teachers and graduate students with an understanding of contemporary issues and research directions in mathematics education. Faculty and graduate students form a dynamic community of scholars conducting research grounded in classroom practice implementing, testing and revising their ideas in cooperating rural, suburban and inner-city K-12 schools and in interdisciplinary settings within the university community. Mathematics Education is currently engaged in collaborative research and development with the Department of Engineering Education in the design of curriculum and research on gender issues and student learning. Numerous funded programs, through the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, and other private foundations, make the doctoral program nationally and internationally visible in the areas of problem solving, modeling, research design and classroom-based innovations in teaching and learning.