Dr Rachel Stenhouse

Senior Lecturer (Mathematics)

My profile

Biography

I am a senior lecturer in education with a specialism in mathematics education and social justice.

I have worked in education for 15 years, teaching in both primary and secondary schools.

Membership of professional associations

Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA).

Committee member of the North West Branch of the IMA.

Member of BSRLM.

Reviewer for journals

Research in Mathematics Education (BSRLM)

Mathematics Today (IMA)

Get in touch

0161 247 2279
Br 4.12 Brooks Building
Monday-Wednesday, Friday

Teaching

I teach on both the undergraduate Primary Education degree courses: BA Primary Education and BA Primary Education with Mathematics.

I also teach on the PGCE Primary Education.

I have previously taught on the PGCE Secondary and SCITT courses.

Supervision

I supervise doctoral students on the professional doctorate degree.

Research outputs

My research interests include teachers’ capital and how this might be transmitted to students, professional doctoral students’ identity, and mathematics education.

My EdD thesis was titled, “Privileging entry to higher education: when capital counts”. Drawing on a Bourdieusian conceptual framework, the thesis examined how teachers’ social and cultural capital might advantage their students when they applied to elite universities. I researched the teachers’ capital and how this might be transmitted to students through a programme.

  • Chapters in books

    Stenhouse, R. (2020) 'Teacher identity, teaching and pedagogical approaches.' In Lord, J. (ed.) Studying Education An Introduction to the Study and Exploration of Education. Learning Matters Limited,

  • Journal articles

    Stenhouse, R.L., Ingram, N. (2024) 'Private school entry to Oxbridge: how cultural capital counts in the making of elites.' British Journal of Sociology of Education, pp. 1-17.

    Sing, S., Adamson, L., Konstantinou, I., Graham, S., Stenhouse, R., Wicking, A., Wadey, P., Rowden-Knowles, S., Taylor, E., Hemming, H. (2018) 'Practical approaches to embedding research in schools: Key learning and reflections for the Research in Schools Learning Community.' Impact : Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching, (4)

    Sharkey, R. (2017) ''Scholarly tricks' Cultural arbitraries in Oxbridge entrance?.' Mathematics Teaching, 258

    Rayner, S., Lord, J., Parr, E., Sharkey, R. (2015) '‘Why has my world become more confusing than it used to be?’ Professional doctoral students reflect on the development of their identity.' Management in Education, 29(4) pp. 158-163.

  • Conference papers

    Stenhouse, R., Ingram, N. (2022) 'Private school entry to Oxbridge: how cultural capital counts in the making of elites.' In BSA Annual Conference 2023. University of Manchester, 12/4/2023 - 14/4/2023.

    Stenhouse, R., Parr, E. (2022) 'How is mathematics subject content knowledge successfully developed in postgraduate student teachers?.' In Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN). Online, 5/5/2022 - 6/5/2022.

    Sharkey, R. (2018) 'Preparation for Oxbridge and other elite university applications.' In Annual MEI Conference. Keele University, 28/6/2018 - 30/6/2018.

    Lord, J., Parr, E., Rayner, S., Sharkey, R. (2018) 'Professional doctorate student identities.' In UKCGE International Conference on professional doctorates. Friends House, London, 22/3/2018 - 23/3/2018.

    Sharkey, R. (2017) 'Portrait of a mathematics teacher.' In British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics. University of Oxford, 9/6/2017 - 10/6/2017.

    Sharkey, R. (2017) 'Completing the square: The cultural arbitrary of Oxbridge entrance.' In British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics. 37. University of Oxford, 9/6/2017 - 10/6/2017.

    Lord, J., Parr, E., Rayner, S., Sharkey, R. (2014) 'An investigation into the development of professional doctorate student identities.' In Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association. Institute of Education, London, 23/9/2014 - 25/9/2014.

    Lord, J., Parr, E., Rayner, S., Sharkey, R. (2014) 'An investigation into the development of professional doctorate student identities.' In UKCGE International Conference. Cardiff, 10/4/2014 - 11/4/2014.