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The Anthropological Theory of Didactics in Mathematics & Data Science Education
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5122-26-00-00There are 15 available seats 
Enrollment deadline: 28/01/2026
PlaceDepartment of Science Education
Date and time13.04.2026, at: 09:00 - 17.04.2026, at: 16:00
Regular seats15
LecturersBritta Eyrich Jessen
ECTS credits5.00
Contact personChristina Larsen    E-mail address: chlarsen@ind.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserPhD Administration SCIENCE    E-mail address: phdcourses@science.ku.dk
Enrolment guidelines
This is a specialised course where 50% of the seats are reserved to PhD students enrolled at the Faculty of SCIENCE at UCPH and 50% of the seats are reserved to other applicants. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules.

Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at a Danish university (except CBS), you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrollment deadline, available seats will be allocated to applicants on the waiting list.


Special rules apply for this course
Please note that all applicants will be placed on the waiting list upon registration.
After registering for the course, please send an email to the course coordinator Britta Eyrich Jessen (britta.jessen@ind.ku.dk) latest on 28 January 2026.
The email must contain your CV and a short description of your PhD project.
About one week after registration deadline, all applicants on the waiting list will be notified


Aim and Content
The course will provide a broad introduction to the anthropological theory of the didactic (ATD) as a framework for research in mathematics and data science education, in particular didactic transposition theory, praxeological analysis, Herbartian schemas and Didactical Engineering based on Study and Research Paths. Moreover, applications and methods in mathematics and data science education from primary to tertiary education will be provided and discussed.


Learning outcomes
Intended learning outcome for the students who complete the course:

Knowledge:
• Acquire knowledge regarding the recent advances in the theoretical framework and methods of current ATD research
• Gain knowledge from central texts of the ATD based literature in mathematics education (in English)


Skills:
• Develop the ability to recognize and validate problems within this framework
• Apply relevant knowledge and methods when addressing the identified problems
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Competences:
• Gain competence for and experience with writing scientific, peer-reviewed manuscripts (that can be developed further into publications at the participants’ own initiative).
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Target Group
PhD students in mathematics or data science education at all levels of education.


Recommended Academic Qualifications
To be enrolled as PhD student with a PhD project within mathematics or data science education from primary to tertiary level education.


Research Area
Didactics of mathematics (and statistics education)


Teaching and Learning Methods
The course will consist of lectures followed by discussion seminars linked to each set of lectures. These will be provided in connection with participants’ presentation of their 5 pages papers applying the course literature to their own projects.


Type of Assessment
By February 15, participants must submit a 5-page synopsis of their own research and how they propose to use the theoretical framework in their work (based on their own readings prior to the course)
During the presence part of the course in Copenhagen, from April 13, 2026 9AM to April 17 at 3PM, participants must actively participate to develop their ideas under the supervision of the course teachers and guest lecturers. This includes giving a 20 min presentation of their 5-page synopsis
By May 15, participants must submit a 10-page paper on the use of the theoretical framework in their own research.


Literature
The course will be based (in part) by selected chapter from:
Y. Chevallard, B. Barquero, M. Bosch, I. Florensa, J. Gascón, P.Nicolás, and N. Ruiz-Munzón (Eds., 2022): Advances in the Anthropological Theory of the Didactic. Birkäuser Cham
And
Ignasi Florensa, Noemí Ruiz-Munzón, Kristina Markulin, Berta Barquero, Marianna Bosch, Yves Chevallard (2024): Extended Abstracts – Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on the Anthropological Theory of the Didactic (CITAD7). Birkhäuser, Cham.


Course coordinator
Associate professor, Britta Eyrich Jessen


Guest Lecturers
The following guest lecturers will hold lectures, provide feedback on students’ papers and guide the discussions of their presentations during the course. The workload will be divided equally among the guest lecturers.
Professor Marianna Bosch (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Professor Alejandro González-Martín (Université de Montréal, Canada)
Professor Heidi Strømskag (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Furthermore, the professor Carl Winsløw, Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen, be co-teaching and running the course in collaboration with the course coordinator.


Dates
April 13 – April 17 2026


Expected frequency
Not recurrent


Course location
Niels Bohr Building, Jagtvej 155A, 2200 Copenhagen N,







Course fee
• Participant fee: 2000 DKK
• PhD student enrolled at SCIENCE: 0 DKK
• PhD student from Danish PhD school Open market: 0 DKK
• PhD student from Danish PhD school not Open market: 6000 DKK
• PhD student from foreign university: 6000 DKK
• Master's student from Danish university: 0 DKK
• Master's student from foreign university: 6000 DKK
• Non-PhD student employed at a university (e.g., postdocs): 6000 DKK
• Non-PhD student not employed at a university (e.g., from a private company): 16.800

Cancellation policy
• Cancellations made up to two weeks before the course starts are free of charge.
• Cancellations made less than two weeks before the course starts will be charged a fee of DKK 3.000
• Participants with less than 80% attendance cannot pass the course and will be charged a fee of DKK 5.000
• No-show will result in a fee of DKK 5.000
• Participants who fail to hand in any mandatory exams or assignments cannot pass the course and will be charged a fee of DKK 5.000

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