Miriam David

Miriam David
Born	(1945-08-09) 9 August 1945 (age 79)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Leeds University of London
Occupation	Educator
Employer	Institute of Education
Title	Associate Director of Teaching and Learning Research Programme

Miriam E. David FRSA FAcSS (born 9 August 1945) is a British educator. She is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and Associate Director of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme.

David earned a BA (Hons) in Sociology in 1966 from the University of Leeds. In 1975, she earned her Ph.D in Economics of Education from the University of London. In 1993, she was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and in 1999 she was Elected Academician of the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences (AcSS).

David has held the following recent major positions:

• 1998–2005 – Visiting Professorial Fellow, Institute of Education.
• 2002–2004 – Director of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Keele University.
• 2004–2005 – Research Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Keele University.
• 1999– 2005 – Visiting Professor of Policy Studies in Education, Keele University.
• 2004–2006 – Professor of Education, Institute of Education, The School of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies.
• 2007 (March–April) – ESRC/SSRC Fellowship as visiting professor at Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Faculty of Education.
• 2004–2008 – Associate Director, Teaching and Learning Research Programme

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