Person

Stacey, Kaye Christine (1948 - )

Born
1948
Occupation
Mathematician and Teacher
Alternative Names
  • Vale, Stacey (maiden name)
Website
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9658-5768

Summary

Kaye Stacey is a mathematician and a renowned expert in mathematics education. Her initial research was in number theory. However, after becoming a lecturer at the Burwood State College in Melbourne, a teachers' college, she became interested in mathematics education and how children learn mathematics. This then became the focus of an influential career in teacher education and research. She believes the core goal of mathematics is solving significant problems, and the goal of mathematical education is to prepare students for this challenge. In 1992 Stacey became the inaugural Professor of Chair of Mathematics Education at the University of Melbourne. In recognition of her more than 40 years of influential work in the practice of mathematics education she was awarded the Emma Castelnuovo Award for Excellence in the Practice of Mathematics Education from the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction in 2024.

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Chronology

1969
Education - BSc (hons), University of New South Wales
1971
Education - MSc, University of Oxford
1973
Education - PhD, University of Oxford
1979
Education - Graduate Diploma in Education, Monash University
1992 - 2012
Career position - Foundation Chair of Mathematics Education, University of Melbourne
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for outstanding service to mathematical education
2012
Life event - Retired
2024
Award - Emma Castelnuovo Award for Excellence in the Practice of Mathematics Education, International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI)

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Books

  • Burkhard, Hugh, Pead, Daniel and Stacey, Kaye, Learning and teaching for mathematical literacy: making mathematics useful for everyone (Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge, 2024), 294 pp. Details
  • Mason, John, Burton, Leone and Stacey, Kaye, Thinking mathematically (Addison -Wesley, 1982), 229 pp. Details

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See also

Helen Cohn

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