Patricia Alexander BSc PGCE MA
Patricia is the course tutor for the PGCE Secondary Mathematic course and coordinator for the Mathematics Subject Enhancement course.
Patricia joined the department at the start of the 2005 academic year. Previously she was a senior lecturer in mathematics education at London Metropolitan University. She taught mathematics for 16 years in several London multicultural schools and was also an Advisory Teacher for Haringey. Patricia is a former elected General Council member of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
Her previous interests include Parental involvement in Secondary Mathematics Homework and Special Education Needs. She is a doctorial student in the Department.
Her current research interests centre on the construction of teachers' identity and their perception of professionalism.
Patricia is a member of the Department’s Identity and Social Justice Research Group.
Presentations and exhibitions
Alexander, P & Mendick, H. (2010) “Alienation or Mistrust? An African-Caribbean teacher’s experience of being a role model: Paper presented at Discourse, Power & Resistance 9: . Trust. 30 March – 1 April 2010 University of Greenwich, UK.
Alexander, P. (2009) Walking the Path: Teachers as role model. Paper presented at European Conference on Educational Research: Theory and Evidence in European Educational Research, 25-30th September 2009 Vienna, Austria
Selected publications
(2010) Identity and Social Justice Research Group seminar paper: “Teachers as Role Models: In whose Image” Department of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths University of London